623  
FNUS73 KFGF 091415  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKDUCK OFFICE PILE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
815 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 09.  
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 INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW  
WILL OVERSPREAD THE BURN SITE AT SOME POINT AFTER NOON BUT BEFORE  
3PM. SNOW RATES HEAVY AT TIMES. BY LATE AFTERNOON WINDS WILL  
BECOME MORE EASTERLY, AND THEN MORE NORTHERLY BY MIDNIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
FLURRIES LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.  
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 19 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 19 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15  
TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....4600 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
15800 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........91 81 84 86 90 90 90 91 92  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............20 22 21 19 20 21 21 21 21  
RH..............88 84 83 84 84 84 88 88 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 13 15 15 18 19 19 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0  
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
MIXING WIND SPD.10 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 8 11 14 15 16 16 14 13  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 ABOVE.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....17700 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO 6900 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........93 94 94 95 94 93 92 94 93 91 90 89  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............20 19 19 19 18 16 16 15 13 13 11 10  
RH..............88 92 92 92 92 96 88 88 91 87 91 91  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 19 19 19 19 20 19 18 19 19 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9  
MIXING WIND DIR.E E E NE NE NE N N N N N N  
MIXING WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 8 7 17 13 12 12 9 13 13 18 14  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 14.  
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....7800 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
18900 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........87 84 80 71 79 75 70 70 71 74 74 73  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............9 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 12 10 8  
RH..............91 91 91 87 87 80 80 76 73 76 83 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.0  
MIXING WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
MIXING WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 8 9 12 17 19 18 18 19 16 13 9  
 

 
FORECASTER...TG  
REQUESTED BY...JOE KAUFMANN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527271.0/FGF  
.DELDT 12/09/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH.KAUFMANN@USDA.GOV  
 
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