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FNUS73 KFGF 091335
FWSFGF

Spot Forecast for Chippewa Pond WMA...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
835 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on May 09. 
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...

Skies will be mostly sunny today with temperatures climbing to the
60s by ignition time and around 70 degrees by this afternoon.
Northeast winds in the 5 to 10 mph range will shift to a more
northerly direction by afternoon. Relative humidity values will
drop into the 35 to 40 percent range, with mixing heights rising
to around 7000 ft. 

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). 
Max temperature.....Around 70. 
Min humidity........36 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the 
                    north late in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL. 
Mixing winds........East 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north in the 
                    afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....6000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 
                    97000 knot-ft in the afternoon. 

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 
Sky (%).........27  27  29  32  34  36  37  
Weather cov.....                            
Weather type....                            
Tstm cov........                            
Temp............61  63  63  65  67  67  68  
RH..............49  48  48  45  39  37  36  
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   
20 FT wind spd..5   10  10  10  10  10  10  
20 FT wind gust.8       13  14  14  14  14  
Mix hgt (kft)...2.2 3.9 5.1 6.0 6.6 7.0 6.9 
Mixing wind dir.E   NE  N   N   N   N   N   
Mixing wind spd.15  10  10  15  15  15  15  
Vrate kt-ft/1K..24  39  51  72  80  91  97  

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). 
Min temperature.....Around 46. 
Max humidity........80 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the 
                    southwest overnight. 
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. 
Mixing winds........North 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    around 5 mph early in the evening, then 
                    shifting to the southwest overnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....74100 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing 
                    to 1800 knot-ft late in the night. 

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   
Sky (%).........37     37     22     29     19     25     
Weather cov.....                                          
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
Tstm cov........                                          
Temp............67     64     57     54     51     48     
RH..............37     41     53     59     63     74     
20 ft wind......N 10   N 5    NW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   
20 ft wind gust.13     9      6      7      7      8      
Mix hgt (ft)....6200   600    400    400    400    400    
Mixing wind.....N 15   NW 5   NW 5   W 5    SW 5   SW 10  
Vrate kt-ft/1K..74     3      2      2      2      3      

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of 
                    rain showers in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....Around 70. 
Min humidity........31 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the 
                    northwest 10 to 15 mph early in the morning, 
                    then increasing to around 20 mph with gusts to 
                    around 28 mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......8700 ft AGL. 
Mixing winds........West 10 to 15 mph increasing to northwest 25 to 
                    30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....2400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 
                    46200 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to 
                    (166700 knot-ft). 

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM      
Sky (%).........35        12        23        37        
Weather cov.....                              S CHC     
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    
Tstm cov........                                        
Temp............48        57        66        68        
RH..............74        64        43        33        
20 FT wind......SW 5G9    NW 10G16  NW 20G23  NW 20G28  
Mix hgt (ft)....300       1200      6700      8700      
Mixing wind.....W 10      NW 20     NW 30     NW 30     
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2         19        159       218       

$$
Forecaster...JR
Requested by...Tyler Larson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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