183
FNUS73 KFGF 160701
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU NE PASTURES...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
201 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 16.
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 WILL BE ON THE DECREASE TODAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S
AND MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE.
WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS INTO
THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL SPAN THE TIME
FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN DIMINISH AS THE
AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON, THEN TO THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....39600 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 74000 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 61 64 60 51 31 16 19 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 45 46 47 48 49 52 53 54
RH..............65 55 56 51 49 48 43 43 41
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 21 22 21 21 19 16 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.5 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0
MIXING WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
MIXING WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..50 67 74 73 65 55 53 48 40
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10 TO 15
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....35100 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 2300 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........21 41 38 8 28 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 52 45 41 39 38
RH..............38 44 60 67 72 73
20 FT WIND......N 10 N 5 N 5 NE 5 E 5 E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 8 11 12 14
MIX HGT (FT)....3900 2800 400 400 400 400
MIXING WIND.....N 10 N 10 N 5 E 10 E 10 E 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..35 20 3 3 4 5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....7900 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
48800 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........68 84 76 87
WEATHER COV..... DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 45 49 50
RH..............73 61 56 66
20 FT WIND......E 10G16 E 15G19 E 20G23 E 20G26
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1600 2300 1200
MIXING WIND.....E 15 E 20 E 20 E 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 28 44 24
FORECASTER...TL
REQUESTED BY...JASON WOLLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613753.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/16/26
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.EMAIL JASON.WOLLIN@STATE.MN.US
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