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Spot Forecast for Little thief lake...MNDNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
755 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on April 23.
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...

Winds stay northerly today with very little directional change
until overnight around midnight with a shift to the northeast as
winds go more calm. 15-20 knots gusting in the low to mid 20
through the morning then fading to 12-17 this afternoon with gusts
up to 20. RH currently forecast to bottom out near 40 percent at
4 pm though increased mixing with clear skies this afternoon could
see that dip closer to 30 percent. Showers look to have mostly
cleared you area though a few stragglers remain possible through
9 am as the upper low meanders southeast. Overall fair burning
with some gusty winds to contend with.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    sunny (10-20 percent). Slight chance of rain
                    early in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 51.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 20 to 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....16500 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 72600 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........75  71  68  59  49  38  26  15  12  10
Weather cov.....SCH
Weather type....RN
Tstm cov........
Temp............39  39  39  41  45  45  48  50  50  51
RH..............92  89  82  70  59  54  49  45  40  38
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..10  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.13          16  21  21  20  18  19  18
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 1.6 2.1 2.7 3.1 3.5 4.1 4.8 5.2 5.6
Mixing wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Mixing wind spd.20  25  25  25  20  20  15  15  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..17  32  43  54  58  59  62  67  73  72

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 28.
Max humidity........73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south
                    early in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....67800 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 2000 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........7      6      7      5      4      4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............49     45     37     34     31     29
RH..............38     41     50     58     63     69
20 ft wind......N 10   N 5    NE 5   E 5    SE 5   SE 5
20 ft wind gust.15     12     8      6      6      8
Mix hgt (ft)....5200   800    400    300    300    300
Mixing wind.....N 15   NE 10  NE 5   E 5    SE 10  SE 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..68     6      2      2      2      3

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South around 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....2300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    50100 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........3         4         6         8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............29        38        51        57
RH..............72        57        33        26
20 FT wind......SE 5G6    S 5G9     SW 5G11   S 5G12
Mix hgt (ft)....300       1100      3700      5200
Mixing wind.....S 10      S 10      SW 10     SW 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2         9         30        45

$$
Forecaster...TT
Requested by...Jason Ekstein
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/23/24
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.EMAIL Jason.ekstein@state.mn.us