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Spot Forecast for TMR...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
959 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 CDT on May 08.
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...

Mostly sunny early in the day, then increasing clouds. A few
isolated showers are not out of the question but chances are less
than 15 percent. Highs will climb into the upper 60s and
afternoon relative humidity values will drop into the 40 to 45
percent range. Southeasterly winds around 5 mph will shift to a
more easterly direction by mid to late day.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (75-85 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 5 mph early in the
                    morning becoming light, then becoming east
                    around 5 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........East 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast late
                    in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....1700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    41000 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........91  86  81  76  71
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............62  64  65  66  66
RH..............55  48  46  43  45
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.9   9   11  11  12
Mix hgt (kft)...4.0 4.7 5.5 5.9 5.6
Mixing wind dir.E   E   NE  NE  NE
Mixing wind spd.5   10  10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..24  33  39  41  39

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........East 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....55900 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 3300 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........67     55     42     29     17     16
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............65     61     55     51     49     46
RH..............46     58     74     83     83     86
20 ft wind......NE 10  NE 10  E 10   E 10   E 5    E 5
20 ft wind gust.12     14     14     13     12     9
Mix hgt (ft)....5300   800    600    700    600    700
Mixing wind.....NE 10  E 15   NE 15  E 15   E 10   E 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..47     9      8      7      6      6

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    north in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........East around 10 mph shifting to the north late
                    in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....3100 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    82900 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........15        18        24        23
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............45        50        58        63
RH..............82        66        53        41
20 FT wind......NE 5G8    E 5G8     N 5G12    N 10G13
Mix hgt (ft)....400       1600      5100      6100
Mixing wind.....E 10      E 10      N 15      N 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         11        62        71

$$
Forecaster...JR
Requested by...Darrin Franco
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/08/24
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.EMAIL darrin_franco@fws.gov