####018004823#### FNUS73 KFGF 031433 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Fergus WMA...MN DNR National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 933 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 CDT on May 03. 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... As the upper low moves Northeast the clouds will migrate from SD into the Fergus Falls area by the afternoon. However, if the clouds are delayed the mixing will become deeper with potential gust between 25 mph to 30 mph if that occurs. Winds are expected to start shifting to a more southerly direction by late this afternoon to early evening (5-7pm). .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent) then becoming cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers likely. Max temperature.....Around 58. Min humidity........49 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 15 mph with gusts to around 23 mph. Mixing height.......4700 ft AGL. Mixing winds........West 20 to 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....52000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 108800 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........28 58 86 85 92 89 Weather cov..... SCH CHC LKY CHC Weather type.... RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ Temp............53 54 55 56 54 53 RH..............61 52 49 49 54 59 20 FT wind dir..W W W W SW SW 20 FT wind spd..15 15 15 15 15 15 20 FT wind gust.19 23 23 23 23 20 Mix hgt (kft)...3.6 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.0 2.6 Mixing wind dir.W W W W SW SW Mixing wind spd.25 25 25 25 20 25 Vrate kt-ft/1K..77 81 86 109 76 52 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain showers in the evening and overnight, then slight chance of rain showers overnight. Min temperature.....Around 39. Max humidity........100 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph overnight. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southwest 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the late evening and overnight. Smoke dispersal.....34700 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 3100 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........87 87 94 90 91 78 Weather cov.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............52 48 46 45 43 41 RH..............63 74 83 86 96 99 20 ft wind......SW 15 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 5 SW 5 20 ft wind gust.19 16 14 13 12 11 Mix hgt (ft)....2000 700 600 700 600 500 Mixing wind.....SW 20 SW 15 SW 10 SW 10 W 10 W 10 Vrate kt-ft/1K..35 10 6 7 6 4 .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Max temperature.....Around 58. Min humidity........48 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL. Mixing winds........West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest around 15 mph late in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....2300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 72900 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........74 51 45 53 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............41 44 53 57 RH..............95 90 64 50 20 FT wind......W 5G9 W 5G11 W 10G14 W 10G18 Mix hgt (ft)....400 1600 4200 4900 Mixing wind.....W 5 W 10 NW 15 NW 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..2 14 51 70 $$ Forecaster...MM Requested by...Matt Mecklenburg Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413088.0/FGF .DELDT 05/03/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL matt.mecklenburg@state.mn.us