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Spot Forecast for Tandberg west...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
611 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 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 conditions today, with winds predominantly out of the
south at 5 - 10 MPH. RH bottoms out around 23% for the area of
concern, with temperatures in the mlow to mid 60s. Forecasted
Haines Index is 5 for the area. Rain moving in starting Thursday
and lasting into the weekend.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest around 5 mph becoming 5 to 10 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....5200 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    47300 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........4   5   6   6   7   8   10  12  35
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............41  48  51  55  57  59  61  62  63
RH..............66  54  44  35  31  28  26  24  24
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.6   7   7   7   7   8   9   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.9 1.3 3.2 4.5 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.8 6.6
Mixing wind dir.S   SW  SW  W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Mixing wind spd.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5   8   19  23  28  36  37  47  47

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to
                    around 20 mph increasing to around 15 mph
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph increasing to around 20
                    mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....46000 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 3800 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........57     70     61     28     14     27
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............62     58     53     50     48     47
RH..............25     32     41     48     56     60
20 ft wind......S 5    SE 5   SE 10  SE 10  SE 15  SE 15
20 ft wind gust.11     11     15     20     21     20
Mix hgt (ft)....6600   600    500    500    500    500
Mixing wind.....S 10   SE 10  SE 15  SE 15  SE 20  S 20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..46     4      5      8      8      9

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 70.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
                    to around 32 mph shifting to the south around
                    25 mph with gusts to around 33 mph late in the
                    morning.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 15 to 20 mph increasing to south
                    around 35 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....8400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    88900 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (134200 knot-ft) in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........57        46        44        46
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............47        52        62        68
RH..............60        59        44        36
20 FT wind......SE 15G20  SE 20G29  S 25G32   S 25G32
Mix hgt (ft)....600       900       3400      5500
Mixing wind.....S 15      S 25      S 30      S 35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8         18        89        167

$$
Forecaster...AH
Requested by...Tyler Larson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412155.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL tyler.k.larson@state.mn.us
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