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FNUS73 KFGF 271552
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Spot Forecast for Rydell Cattails...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1052 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on March 27. 
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 will peak out of the NW today at 15-20 knots with gusts up
to 25kts possible. RH today and tomorrow will be above 50%, and
tomorrow's winds look to be out of the west at around 5-10 knots.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). 
Max temperature.....Around 25. 
Min humidity........55 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 15 mph. 
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL. 
Mixing winds........Northwest 20 to 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....52600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing 
                    to 90500 knot-ft in the afternoon. 

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 
Sky (%).........70  72  66  69  69  72  70  
Weather cov.....                            
Weather type....                            
Tstm cov........                            
Temp............15  16  17  20  23  23  25  
RH..............73  70  67  63  59  62  55  
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  
20 FT wind spd..15  15  15  15  15  15  15  
20 FT wind gust.19  18  18  20  22  21  21  
Mix hgt (kft)...2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.4 
Mixing wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  
Mixing wind spd.25  25  20  25  20  25  20  
Vrate kt-ft/1K..53  59  64  77  78  91  84  

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming 
                    mostly clear (20-30 percent). 
Min temperature.....Around 8 above. 
Max humidity........91 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 22 mph 
                    early in the evening. 
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. 
Mixing winds........Northwest around 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 
                    mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....87900 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing 
                    to 3000 knot-ft late in the night. 

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   
Sky (%).........64     42     30     18     11     11     
Weather cov.....                                          
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
Tstm cov........                                          
Temp............25     20     16     14     12     10     
RH..............57     71     84     84     87     87     
20 ft wind......NW 10  NW 10  NW 5   W 5    W 5    W 5    
20 ft wind gust.20     13     11     12     11     8      
Mix hgt (ft)....4400   800    500    400    400    400    
Mixing wind.....NW 25  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  NW 10  W 10   
Vrate kt-ft/1K..88     8      4      4      3      3      

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). 
Max temperature.....Around 31. 
Min humidity........55 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph. 
Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL. 
Mixing winds........Northwest 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....2600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 
                    20700 knot-ft in the afternoon. 

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM      
Sky (%).........17        4         2         2         
Weather cov.....                                        
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE      
Tstm cov........                                        
Temp............9         15        24        30        
RH..............87        77        65        55        
20 FT wind......W 5G9     W 5G9     W 5G9     W 5G8     
Mix hgt (ft)....300       600       2000      2600      
Mixing wind.....W 10      W 10      NW 10     NW 10     
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         5         18        21        

$$
Forecaster...AH
Requested by...Eric Mark
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/27/24
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