Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
411 FNUS73 KFGF 091203 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for PWLC...USFWS National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 703 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on May 09. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. Please call the NWS in Grand Forks at 701-795-5127 for additional information and monitor our website (www.weather.gov/fgf) or NOAA All-Hazards Radio for the latest updates. .DISCUSSION... Light northeast wind to start the day turning more north this afternoon at 10 mph. A few scattered clouds. Minimum RH values 30-35 percent, but could drop into the upper 20s depending on high temperature. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Max temperature.....Around 70. Min humidity........34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 5 to 10 mph late in the morning. Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL. Mixing winds........East 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....9600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 98500 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........17 16 26 35 32 28 25 21 20 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............54 56 57 61 63 65 67 67 67 RH..............71 66 59 51 48 45 39 37 37 20 FT wind dir..E NE NE N N N N N N 20 FT wind spd..15 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust. 12 9 9 12 13 13 13 13 Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 6.3 7.1 6.7 7.0 Mixing wind dir.E E NE N N N N N N Mixing wind spd.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..10 10 13 20 42 57 71 67 99 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Min temperature.....Around 46. Max humidity........80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest overnight, then becoming southwest around 5 mph after 3 am. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Mixing winds........North 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 10 mph early in the evening, then shifting to the southwest overnight. Smoke dispersal.....69400 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 2000 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........19 18 11 18 24 24 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............68 64 57 54 51 48 RH..............34 40 51 57 61 74 20 ft wind......N 10 N 5 N 5 NW 5 SW 5 SW 5 20 ft wind gust.13 9 7 6 7 9 Mix hgt (ft)....6300 500 800 300 300 300 Mixing wind.....N 15 N 5 N 10 NW 5 SW 5 SW 10 Vrate kt-ft/1K..69 3 6 2 2 3 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Max temperature.....Around 69. Min humidity........33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph early in the morning, then increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......8300 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....2500 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 41300 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to (112000 knot-ft) late in the morning. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........55 4 24 37 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............49 57 65 66 RH..............77 67 43 34 20 FT wind......W 5G11 NW 10G16 NW 20G23 NW 20G27 Mix hgt (ft)....300 1500 6900 8000 Mixing wind.....W 10 NW 20 NW 25 NW 30 Vrate kt-ft/1K..3 24 149 188 $$ Forecaster...DR Requested by...Troy Boschee Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413585.0/FGF .DELDT 05/09/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL troy_boschee@fws.gov