083
FNUS73 KFGF 161141
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING STAR/CONTRACTORS LEASE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
641 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 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
A WEAK TROUGH HAS MADE IT SOUTHWARD TO MOORHEAD-LAKE PARK
AREA AND WINDS ARE LIGHT EASTERLY 5 MPH. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT
MID MORNING WILL SEE THE LOW LEVELS MIX OUT AND WINDS TO RETURN TO
A SOUTHERN DIRECTION AND BE THAT WAY INTO THE AFTERNOON GUSTING
OVER 25 MPH. VERY WARM TODAY WITH LOWEST RH VALUES AROUND 30
PERCENT. COLDER AIR MOVES IN TONIGHT AND MUCH COLDER FRIDAY. SOME
LIGHT PRECIPITATION BUT A WETTING RAIN OR SNOW IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30
TO 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....4700 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
94000 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
(147000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........28 22 16 14 11 9 19 29 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 55 61 66 70 72 73 74 73
RH..............73 66 60 50 41 38 37 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 19 23 26 27 28 28 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.7 5.3 6.5 8.0 6.7
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW
MIXING WIND SPD.10 15 15 25 30 30 35 35 30
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 10 22 49 94 148 197 233 172
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....41100 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 19800 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........49 55 61 72 80 83
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............70 58 50 44 39 36
RH..............44 60 67 76 82 82
20 FT WIND......NW 20 N 15 N 20 N 20 N 20 N 20
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 23 25 26 26
MIX HGT (FT)....2300 1300 1300 1300 1500 1400
MIXING WIND.....NW 20 N 20 N 20 N 20 N 25 N 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..41 23 22 26 34 28
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....31500 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 87600 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DR
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HOFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610498.0/FGF
.DELDT 04/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EHOFF@TNC.ORG
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