180  
SXUS43 KFGF 181043  
RECFGF  
 
RECREATION FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
443 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
HERE ARE THE RECREATION AREA FORECASTS...  
 
WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST 33% OF  
WAVES THAT OCCUR IN A GIVEN PERIOD. SINCE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE  
HEIGHT IS AN AVERAGE OF THE LARGEST WAVES, MARINERS SHOULD BE  
AWARE THAT MANY INDIVIDUAL WAVES WILL BE HIGHER.  
 
FOR DEVILS LAKE...  
   
TODAY  
BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.  
SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 25 TO 35.    
TONIGHT  
WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14.    
THURSDAY  
WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. WAVES 1 TO  
3 FEET. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS  
IN THE TEENS.  
 
FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER RED LAKES...  
   
TODAY  
WINDY. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO  
20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. PATCHY BLOWING  
SNOW UNTIL AFTERNOON. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS  
25 TO 35.    
TONIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
SNOW LIKELY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.  
CHANCE OF SNOW. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S.  
 
FOR LAKE OF THE WOODS...  
   
TODAY  
WINDY. EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. WAVES 6 TO 10 FEET.  
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW  
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS  
IN THE 20S.    
TONIGHT  
WINDY. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. CHANCE  
OF SNOW. CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET SUBSIDING  
TO 1 FOOT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW. MOSTLY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S.  
 
 
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