325  
FNUS73 KFGF 012104  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN LAKE...EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
404 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON JULY 03.  
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
 
 
WINDS WILL BE SE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY INCREASING IN SPEEDS  
IN THE AFTERNOON TO AROUND 15-20 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH  
BETWEEN 2 AND 5PM. RH CURRENTLY FORECAST TO DIP AS LOW AS THE MID  
40S ON THURSDAY COULD IN REALITY DIP INTO THE UPPER 30S SHOULD  
MIXING BE STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED LEADING TO NEAR CRITICAL  
CONDITIONS WITH THE ELEVATED WINDS. WINDS SLOWLY PIVOT TO THE SW  
THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF POTENTIAL  
AFTERNOON STORMS ALONG A SWEEPING COLD FRONT. FRIDAY MIN RH AS LOW  
AS 40 PERCENT THROUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOWER DUE TO QUESTIONS WITH  
THE TIMING OF STORMS AND THE FRONT. POST FRONTAL WINDS QUICKLY  
(1-2 HOURS) SWITCHING TO N. WILL REFINE THE FORECAST AS CONFIDENCE  
GROWS  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 28 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........57 58 56  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10  
LAL.............M M M  
TEMP............85 86 85  
RH..............48 47 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 27  
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 2.7 2.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.  
LAL.................  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........54 56 64 63 60 55  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
CWR.............10 30 30 30 30 30  
LAL.............M M M M M M  
TEMP............85 82 78 76 75 74  
RH..............52 60 71 74 77 78  
20 FT WIND......SE 20 SE 15 SE 15 S 15 S 15 S 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 23 23 23 23 22  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M M M  
MIX HGT (FT)....3000 2300 700 700 700 700  
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 20 SE 20 SE 15 S 15 S 15 S 15  
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE  
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20  
TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........67 66 59 63  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC  
CWR.............30 20 20 70  
LAL.............M M M M  
TEMP............73 79 87 88  
RH..............82 71 57 54  
20 FT WIND......S 15G22 S 15G23 S 20G25 S 15G23  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1900 3700 4300  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 15 S 20 SW 20  
 

 
FORECASTER...TT  
REQUESTED BY...BEN GATES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2500000.0/FGF  
.DELDT 07/03/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BGATES@ND.GOV,WBECKMAN@ND.GOV  
 
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