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Spot Forecast for Sprague Horseshoe Slough...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
700 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 CDT on May 14.
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...

Clear skies prevail this morning, with cloud cover increasing
starting around midday. RH values are expected to fall below 30
percent by early this afternoon, with RH as low as the upper 20
percent range by late afternoon. Winds will be out of the
southeast at 10 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
Rain chances will gradually increase during the late evening,
with better chances overnight.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 15 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....53800 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 85900 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........44  48  45  64  60  62
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............69  71  72  73  74  74
RH..............37  34  33  33  30  32
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..10  15  15  15  15  15
20 FT wind gust.16  19  20  19  19  19
Mix hgt (kft)...4.1 4.6 4.5 5.0 5.4 5.8
Mixing wind dir.S   SE  SE  SE  S   S
Mixing wind spd.15  15  20  20  20  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..54  64  72  80  86  81

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers after 3 am. Chance of rain showers
                    after 3 am.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
Max humidity........83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 22
                    mph overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast around 15 mph shifting to the east
                    early in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....60500 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 5300 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........67     75     83     83     88     88
Weather cov.....                                   CHANCE
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Temp............73     68     61     58     57     55
RH..............33     39     53     59     69     77
20 ft wind......SE 15  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10  SE 10
20 ft wind gust.18     19     15     19     19     16
Mix hgt (ft)....4700   700    500    500    600    600
Mixing wind.....S 15   SE 15  SE 15  SE 15  SE 15  SE 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..61     8      6      7      7      7

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain showers
                    likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                    south late in the morning, then shifting to the
                    north in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the east.
Smoke dispersal.....5600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    20800 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........87        85        80        79
Weather cov.....CHANCE    LIKELY    LIKELY    CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
Tstm cov........          S CHC               S CHC
Temp............54        57        61        63
RH..............83        80        72        67
20 FT wind......E 10G14   SE 10G13  S 10G13   N 10G15
Mix hgt (ft)....600       900       1100      1300
Mixing wind.....SE 10     S 15      SE 15     E 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..6         11        15        18

$$
Forecaster...TL
Requested by...Jeff Dion
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/14/24
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.EMAIL jeff_dion@fws.gov