####018004687#### FNUS73 KFGF 040935 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Fuchs Sec 3...The Nature Conservancy National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 435 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on May 04. 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... Cloud cover very early this morning should be cleared out of the burn site well before ignition time, leaving mostly sunny skies and highs climbing into the upper 50s. Afternoon relative humidity values are expected to fall to around 50 percent. Southwest to west winds that are light and somewhat variable will shift to the northwest around 3 PM. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Max temperature.....Around 59. Min humidity........49 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL. Mixing winds........West 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph late in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....3000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 79400 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........29 49 55 57 59 53 53 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............53 55 56 57 57 57 58 RH..............64 55 55 49 51 51 51 20 FT wind dir..W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.13 14 16 16 16 16 15 Mix hgt (kft)...4.5 5.0 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.5 4.9 Mixing wind dir.W W W W W W NW Mixing wind spd.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..58 70 75 77 79 72 63 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Min temperature.....Around 38. Max humidity........92 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast early in the morning. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 5 to 10 mph late in the evening, then shifting to the east overnight shifting to the southeast after 3 am. Smoke dispersal.....55600 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 1400 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........45 38 11 8 17 13 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............57 54 48 44 42 40 RH..............51 57 74 86 86 89 20 ft wind......NW 10 N 10 N 5 N 5 E 5 E 5 20 ft wind gust.14 13 9 6 Mix hgt (ft)....4600 2500 600 300 300 300 Mixing wind.....NW 15 N 10 N 10 NE 10 E 5 SE 5 Vrate kt-ft/1K..56 23 4 2 2 1 .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Max temperature.....Around 67. Min humidity........37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL. Mixing winds........South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....2100 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 78800 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........17 11 13 15 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............40 46 58 64 RH..............89 76 50 39 20 FT wind......SE 5 SE 5G8 S 5G9 S 5G9 Mix hgt (ft)....300 2000 4500 5800 Mixing wind.....SE 10 S 10 S 10 S 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..2 19 42 68 $$ Forecaster...JR Requested by...Eric Hoff Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413111.0/FGF .DELDT 05/04/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL ehoff@tnc.org