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Spot Forecast for PCA...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
816 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on May 05.
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...
Lighter southerly winds today with mainly clear skies. RH values
falling into the 30 to 35 percent range this afternoon.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....46700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 78300 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........16  18  17  13  9   5   4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............59  61  63  64  65  66  67
RH..............55  44  39  38  35  36  33
20 FT wind dir..S   SW  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.9   9   12  12  13  13  14
Mix hgt (kft)...5.2 5.9 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.1
Mixing wind dir.SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.10  10  10  10  15  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..47  47  56  67  72  78  74

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 15 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....67700 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 6100 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........4      5      8      27     31     33
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............66     62     56     54     52     51
RH..............34     44     55     61     69     71
20 ft wind......S 10   SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 15
20 ft wind gust.14     15     16     20     20     20
Mix hgt (ft)....5600   500    500    500    500    500
Mixing wind.....S 15   S 15   SE 15  SE 20  SE 20  SE 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..68     6      7      9      9      9

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
                    to around 29 mph increasing to around 25 mph
                    with gusts to around 36 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....12600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 112400 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing
                    to (108000 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........32        48        61        72
Weather cov.....                              CHANCE
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............50        55        64        69
RH..............77        69        58        53
20 FT wind......SE 15G23  SE 20G29  SE 25G30  SE 25G32
Mix hgt (ft)....700       1800      3000      3600
Mixing wind.....SE 20     SE 30     SE 35     SE 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..13        46        88        112

$$
Forecaster...MJB
Requested by...Troy Boschee
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413184.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/05/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL troy_boschee@fws.gov