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Spot Forecast for Leibbrand NW...US Forest Service
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
519 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 CDT on April 24.
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...

Dry today with minimum RH values near 20 percent this afternoon.
Winds will be light, variable 5 mph to start the day then becoming
a more steady south to southwest wind midday and afternoon near 10
mph. Wet weather arrives Thursday night and wet weather lasts into
the weekend.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (55-65 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south around 5 mph early
                    in the morning, then becoming 5 to 10 mph late
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....1200 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    65400 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   17  29  42  58
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............25  25  32  43  49  53  57  60  62  64  65  66
RH..............92  96  81  60  52  43  34  29  27  24  23  23
20 FT wind dir..W   W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..0   0   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10
20 FT wind gust.3   2           8   8   8   9   9   11  12  13
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.5 4.8 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.2 7.3
Mixing wind dir.S   SW  S   S   S   S   SW  S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2   1   1   3   8   18  34  40  44  47  58  65

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to
                    around 15 mph early in the morning. Gusts up to
                    22 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....71000 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 4700 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........74     74     60     22     21     57
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............66     62     54     51     48     47
RH..............24     30     46     52     60     68
20 ft wind......S 10   SE 5   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 ft wind gust.13     11     14     19     19     16
Mix hgt (ft)....7100   800    400    500    500    400
Mixing wind.....S 10   SE 10  SE 15  SE 15  S 15   S 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..71     5      5      7      7      6

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Windy. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph increasing
                    to south 25 to 30 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 20 to 25 mph increasing to south 30
                    to 35 mph late in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....8100 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    99400 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (123200 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........52        44        42        63
Weather cov.....                              S CHC
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............46        52        66        71
RH..............74        64        41        37
20 FT wind......SE 15G23  SE 25G33  S 25G33   S 25G35
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1200      2900      5000
Mixing wind.....SE 20     SE 25     S 30      S 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8         27        76        149

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Erik Danko
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412115.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL erik.danko@usda.gov