976  
FNUS73 KFGF 021637  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKTHORN RX SLASH PILE BURN...WHITE EARTH FORESTRY MN-MNA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
1037 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON DECEMBER 02.  
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  
 
LOOK FOR GENERALLY COLD AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE  
REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION  
EXPECTED. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE 70-75 PERCENT RANGE  
THIS AFTERNOON UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON AT 10-15 MPH, BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE  
WEST, THEN THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AS WINDS  
SHIFT TO THE WEST, THEY WILL DECREASE, BUT WILL INCREASE ONCE  
MORE ONCE THE NORTHWEST SHIFT HAS OCCURRED, GENERALLY IN THE RANGE  
OF 10-20 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.  
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....11400 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 21700 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........89 91 91 91 95 95  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............16 18 18 18 18 17  
RH..............80 78 77 80 84 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 10 10 10 10 5  
20 FT WIND GUST. 16 16 15 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.8  
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW  
MIXING WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 20 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..18 21 21 22 17 11  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 1 BELOW.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO  
AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....30500 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO 8600 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........93 92 90 81 83 80 87 87 82 77 72 70  
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............17 15 16 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 7 6  
RH..............92 96 88 88 87 87 84 83 83 83 83 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW N N NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 16 18 19 20 20 20 21 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5  
MIXING WIND DIR.SW W W NW N N N N N N N N  
MIXING WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 11 18 28 25 22 25 28 31 30 30  
 
 
FORECASTER...TL  
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY DESCHAMPE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2526859.0/FGF  
.DELDT 12/02/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PUGZ.DESCHAMPE23@GMAIL.COM  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab ND Page
The Nexlab MN Page
Main Text Page