####018004948#### FNUS73 KFGF 041334 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Sandy Lake WPA...USFWS National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 834 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 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... Increasing clouds this morning into the afternoon. Westerly winds becoming northwest this afternoon. Timing of a scattered shower increases after 3pm. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 56. Min humidity........50 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL. Mixing winds........West 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....13000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 80400 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........37 35 44 65 73 73 72 68 63 Weather cov..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ Temp............44 47 50 52 54 55 55 56 54 RH..............82 74 67 61 52 50 50 51 54 20 FT wind dir..W W W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.9 9 12 14 14 15 14 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...1.6 3.4 4.8 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.2 4.1 Mixing wind dir.W W W W W W W W NW Mixing wind spd.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..13 34 58 70 78 80 70 72 58 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Min temperature.....Around 35. Max humidity........97 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north overnight, then becoming light after 3 am becoming south around 5 mph early in the morning. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north around 5 mph late in the evening, then shifting to the northeast after 3 am shifting to the southeast after 3 am. Smoke dispersal.....49800 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 1000 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........66 56 29 24 16 18 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............54 49 45 42 39 37 RH..............57 66 76 82 89 91 20 ft wind......NW 10 NW 10 N 5 N 5 N 5 S 0 20 ft wind gust.15 12 8 7 5 Mix hgt (ft)....3600 1600 500 400 300 300 Mixing wind.....NW 15 N 10 N 10 N 5 N 5 SE 5 Vrate kt-ft/1K..50 16 4 2 1 1 .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Max temperature.....Around 64. Min humidity........34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph. Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southeast around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....800 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 49400 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........25 14 11 23 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............37 45 56 62 RH..............94 77 49 37 20 FT wind......S 5 S 5 S 5G6 S 5G7 Mix hgt (ft)....300 1800 4700 5800 Mixing wind.....SE 5 SW 5 SW 5 S 10 Vrate kt-ft/1K..1 7 24 41 $$ Forecaster...MJB Requested by...Jason Westholter Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413135.0/FGF .DELDT 05/04/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jason_westholter@fws.gov