Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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Spot Forecast for Flowing WMA Rx-Burn...Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1125 AM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on April 08.
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...

Min RH both today and Tuesday is forecast to be in the 40-50%
range with winds in the northerly winds around 5-10kts today
switch to S/SE at 10-15 kts with gusts nearing 20kts in the
afternoon. Low chance of around 20% for some light rain overnight
Tuesday into Wednesday with no lightning expected.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 44.
Min humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....(30500 knot-ft).

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........18  13  8   9   9   10  17
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............35  37  40  42  43  44  44
RH..............51  50  46  46  47  47  49
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..15  15  15  15  15  15  15
20 FT wind gust.20  20  21  21  21  21  20
Mix hgt (kft)...2.2 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.15  15  15  15  15  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..31  35  39  39  39  39  32

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 34.
Max humidity........79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....25100 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 4700 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........25  32  42  52  62  62  62  62  62  62  62  58
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............43  43  41  38  37  37  37  37  37  36  36  35
RH..............51  53  57  62  64  64  67  67  67  69  69  72
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..15  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  10  10
20 FT wind gust.19  18  18  19  19  19  19  19  18  18  16  15
Mix hgt (kft)...1.8 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..25  19  14  9   6   5   6   7   7   6   6   5

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Chance of rain in
                    the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....3700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    59400 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........55  51  51  51  51  51  51  51  49  47  44  47
Weather cov.....                            CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....                            RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm cov........
Temp............35  34  36  37  40  42  45  47  49  50  51  51
RH..............74  78  77  79  74  70  66  63  62  61  62  63
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.14  14  14  15  15  15  16  16  16  16  16  16
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.1 3.1 4.1 4.5 3.8
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
Mixing wind spd.15  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4   4   5   7   10  13  17  23  37  52  59  48

$$
Forecaster...TT
Requested by...Greg Henderson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2509073.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/08/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL greg.henderson@state.mn.us