814  
FNUS73 KFGF 311220  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON WEST...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
720 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 31.  
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
 
 
SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR TODAY, ENABLING PRETTY GOOD MIXING THROUGH  
THE DAY. THIS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL INTO AT  
LEAST THE MID-30S, WITH A DECENT PROBABILITY TO SEE THE LOW 30S.  
THE REASONABLE WORST CASE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WOULD FALL INTO THE  
UPPER 20S BUT SHOULDN'T FALL MUCH LOWER THAN THAT. WINDS TODAY  
WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT TODAY AND SHOULD BE GENERALLY FROM THE  
NORTH, HOWEVER LOCALIZED TERRAIN EFFECTS MAY MAKE FOR VARIABLE  
WIND DIRECTIONS LATE MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....20900 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 32100 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 3 2 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............33 34 36 38 38 38  
RH..............46 44 41 39 37 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 11 11 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 4.0 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.2  
MIXING WIND DIR.N N N N N N  
MIXING WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 5 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..32 32 29 31 26 21  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND  
15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....17900 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO 2900 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........1 13 35 54  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............39 33 29 30  
RH..............36 45 53 60  
20 FT WIND......NE 5G7 NE 5G7 E 10G13 SE 10G16  
MIX HGT (FT)....4400 600 500 700  
MIXING WIND.....NE 5 E 10 E 15 SE 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 4 6 10  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN  
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 29 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....11400 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 69300 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........78 84 87 89 90 91 92 91 91 91 91 92  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN RS RS RS RS  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............29 29 30 31 33 35 35 36 36 36 37 36  
RH..............69 72 72 75 75 72 78 79 82 82 79 85  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 25 27 29 32 30 30 30 32 32 32  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3  
MIXING WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
MIXING WIND SPD.15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 35 35  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..11 15 36 44 51 58 60 61 64 66 69 66  
 

 
FORECASTER...AP  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HOFF  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508457.0/FGF  
.DELDT 03/31/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL EHOFF@TNC.ORG  
 
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