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FXUS63 KFGF 062307  
AFDFGF  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
607 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- NEAR CRITICAL OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP  
THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 220 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..SYNOPSIS  
 
UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO ROTATE OVER HUDSON BAY, WITH SEVERAL WEAK  
SHORTWAVES COMING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF IT FROM MANITOBA INTO THE  
NORTHERN PLAINS. COLDER THAN AVERAGE TEMPS AND MOSTLY CLOUDY  
SKIES WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY, BUT SOME CLEARING  
TONIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVES START TO PULL EAST. UPPER HEIGHTS WILL  
RISE A BIT TOMORROW, AND ALTHOUGH NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR  
ADVECTION, THE 850MB TEMPS WILL BE ON AN UPWARD PATH.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 605 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR  
ALL TAF SITES. THEY WILL INCREASE AGAIN AFTER 12Z BUT WILL  
GENERALLY REMAIN SUSTAINED BETWEEN 10-15 KNOTS BY TOMORROW  
AFTERNOON. SKY COVER WILL GENERALLY BE SCATTERED TO BROKEN  
DEPENDING ON CUMULUS CLOUD PRODUCTION TOMORROW AFTERNOON. VFR  
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL REGARDLESS FOR THE TAF PERIOD.  
 
 
   
FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
ND...NONE.  
MN...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION...JR  
AVIATION...PERROUX  
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