603
FNUS73 KFGF 311311
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCHMANS WEST...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
811 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 HIGH PROBABILITY TO SEE THE LOW 30S.
THE REASONABLE WORST CASE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WOULD FALL INTO THE
MID TO 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 (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....25400 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 34300 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 2 1 0 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33 36 36 36 37
RH..............39 35 34 34 31
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2
MIXING WIND DIR.N N N N N
MIXING WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 5
VRATE KT-FT/1K..34 33 30 30 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 3
AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10
TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....23600 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 2600 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........1 2 20 37 42 48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 33 28 28 27 28
RH..............33 38 49 47 57 55
20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 5 E 5 E 10 E 10 SE 15
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 14 16 19
MIX HGT (FT)....3900 500 300 300 400 700
MIXING WIND.....N 5 NE 5 E 10 E 15 SE 15 SE 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..24 3 3 4 5 10
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 29 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....10300 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 77700 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........68 85 88 89
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNOW RNSN RNSN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............27 30 35 36
RH..............60 66 66 69
20 FT WIND......SE 15G22 SE 20G27 SE 25G32 SE 25G32
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1900 2400 2600
MIXING WIND.....SE 15 SE 25 SE 30 SE 35
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 41 62 76
FORECASTER...AP
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HOFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2508471.0/FGF
.DELDT 03/31/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EHOFF@TNC.ORG
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