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Spot Forecast for Highway One Rx...Red Lake Agency
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1011 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 CDT on March 12.
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...

Light and variable winds will continue through much of morning,
then becoming more southwest to westerly after the burn starts,
with speeds generally remaining under 10 mph. Afternoon
temperatures will be warmer than yesterday, with humidity values
falling to around 40 percent. By evening, winds will become light
and variable again for the overnight hours. Winds will return to
a southeast to south direction at 10 to 15 mph by Thursday, with
some higher gusts to 20 mph.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 46.
Min humidity........41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph early in the morning
                    becoming light, then becoming southwest around
                    5 mph late in the morning shifting to the west.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    late in the morning, then shifting to the west
                    in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....2100 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    32000 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Sky (%).........53     48     45
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............41     45     46
RH..............46     41     42
20 ft wind......SW 5   W 5    W 5
20 ft wind gust.7      9      8
Mix hgt (ft)....2000   3100   2900
Mixing wind.....W 5    W 10   W 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..12     28     29

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 30.
Max humidity........80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming southeast around
                    5 mph after 3 am.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........West 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
                    after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....(1600 knot-ft).

TIME (CDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........58        49        46        73
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............45        36        32        30
RH..............45        65        72        80
20 FT wind......W 5G7     W 0G6     S 0G6     SE 5G6
Mix hgt (ft)....1200      300       400       400
Mixing wind.....W 10      W 5       SW 5      SE 5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..9         2         2         2

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south
                    late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....2600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    23600 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........76        78        61        56
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............32        34        44        52
RH..............79        71        55        46
20 FT wind......E 5G9     E 5G13    SE 10G16  SE 10G18
Mix hgt (ft)....400       400       1200      1500
Mixing wind.....E 10      SE 15     SE 15     S 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         5         16        22

$$
Forecaster...JR
Requested by...Clayton Roberts
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506183.0/FGF
.DELDT 03/12/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL croberts@redlakenation.org