Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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FNUS73 KFGF 111054
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Spot Forecast for CR-7 Comp 1-3...Usfws
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
554 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on April 11.
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...
Isolated light rain chances through 6pm. Between shower chances
look for partly sunny skies with temperatures in the mid 50s.
Winds will be breezy this afternoon and early evening. Sustained
winds of 10-20mph, with gusts up to 30mph possible closer to the
Red River Valley. Winds remain out of the northwest throughout the
day and into the evening hours. By the later evening and overnight
hours, winds will slowly subside to 5-10mph.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of rain
early in the morning, then slight chance of
rain in the late morning and early afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to
around 20 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 15 to 20 mph increasing to around 25 mph
in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....6300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
109800 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........57 60 70 74 69 69 67 73 74 67 64
Weather cov.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
Weather type....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
Tstm cov........
Temp............39 41 43 45 48 49 51 52 52 53 52
RH..............91 87 83 76 68 65 59 54 52 50 52
20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT wind spd..5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20
20 FT wind gust.8 11 14 18 20 20 20 22 22 23 23
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.7 1.3 1.5 2.3 3.7 4.5 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.8
Mixing wind dir.NW N NW NW N N N N N N N
Mixing wind spd.15 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7 9 19 26 39 71 96 100 107 105 110
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 30.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to
around 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in
the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 20 to 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph
late in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....95900 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
to 6800 knot-ft late in the night.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
Sky (%).........61 62 56 24 19 11
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............52 47 42 40 37 34
RH..............51 62 73 76 82 89
20 ft wind......N 20 NW 15 N 10 N 10 N 10 NW 10
20 ft wind gust.23 22 19 18 16 14
Mix hgt (ft)....4200 1600 900 800 600 800
Mixing wind.....N 25 N 20 N 20 N 15 N 15 N 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..96 29 15 10 10 9
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 15 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest
around 10 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....6300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
65600 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
Sky (%).........15 23 18 7
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............33 37 47 52
RH..............89 75 51 41
20 FT wind......NW 10G14 NW 10G16 NW 10G16 NW 10G15
Mix hgt (ft)....600 1700 3300 4000
Mixing wind.....N 15 N 20 N 20 NW 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..7 28 57 52
$$
Forecaster...JS
Requested by...Eric
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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