066
FNUS73 KFGF 192143
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR OGEMA SPRINGS JOHNSTON TRACT RX-BURN...MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
443 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 21.
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
LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE WINDS IN THE EARLY MORNING SHOULD
STEADY OUT OF THE SOUTH BY IGNITION TIME AT 5 TO 10 MPH. SOME
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON
RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE.
WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND INTO THURSDAY, PICKING UP IN SPEED WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 15 MPH
AND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....58400 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 106500 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 20 22 25 25 26 26 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 61 63 65 66 67 67 67
RH..............50 45 41 38 37 34 34 34
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 23 23 23 23 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.2 4.8 5.4 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.0
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S
MIXING WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..58 71 79 86 96 105 107 99
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....84100 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 4300 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........33 37 39 42 44 46 49 51 50 50 49 54
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66 65 62 58 55 53 52 51 50 48 47 46
RH..............37 38 43 47 53 57 59 61 63 71 74 76
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 19 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 4.4 3.0 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
MIXING WIND SPD.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..84 66 43 22 8 5 7 10 10 9 9 8
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....7100 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
79300 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 63 59 55 51 57 63 69 70 71 72 73
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 45 48 52 56 58 60 61 62 62 62 61
RH..............81 81 73 62 54 51 48 48 46 46 46 48
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.9 3.5 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.5
MIXING WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
MIXING WIND SPD.15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 10 20 36 53 67 76 79 74 63 52 47
FORECASTER...TT
REQUESTED BY...GREG HENDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/19/26
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