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FNUS73 KFGF 301718
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILTS WMA...MN DNR WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1218 PM CDT WED APR 30 2025
12PM UPDATE TO FORECAST SPOT
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 30. 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
PROVIDING AN UPDATE TO YOUR SPOT AS THE LOWER RH SCENARIO IS
COMING TO FRUITION, ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS.
MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL LIKELY DIP INTO THE LOWER 20S PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON ALLOWING TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 70S. THERE IS NOW A
20% CHANCE FOR RH VALUES BY MID AFTERNOON TO 20 PERCENT BEFORE
SUNSET. THIS MAY ALSO ALLOW SOUTH TO EVENTUALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS
TO REMAIN ON THE HIGHER END OF THE FORECAST, WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
TODAY'S FORECAST FOR YOUR BURN SITE IN SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY HOLDS
LOWERED CONFIDENCE IN RH AND TIMING OF RAIN SHOWERS. A FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING, BRINGING
GUSTY AND SHIFTING WINDS ALONG WITH RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING SHIFT
SLIGHTLY TO MORE SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY BETWEEN 15-25 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE RH VALUES DIPPING
TO AROUND 30% AS TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE LOW 70S. THERE IS
LOWER CONFIDENCE IN THIS, HOWEVER. SHOULD TEMPERATURES REACH INTO
THE MID TO PERHAPS UPPER 70S, RH VALUES WILL DIP AS LOW AS 23%.
THERE IS A 20% CHANCE IN THIS TO OCCUR, AND WILL ALSO NEED THE
HELP OF MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR THIS TO OCCUR.
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH YOUR LOCATION BETWEEN 7PM -
10PM, SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTH-NORTHWEST AND LESSENING TO LESS THAN
10 MPH UNTIL NEAR SUNRISE THURSDAY BEFORE INCREASING SOME.
TONIGHT HOLDS UP TO 70% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS, WITH BEST CHANCE FOR
RAIN COMING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING.
WHILE NOT CURRENTLY FORECAST, THERE IS A SCENARIO THAT BRINGS
RAIN SHOWERS AND LOW LIGHTNING ACTIVITY BETWEEN 9PM - MIDNIGHT.
THERE IS A 20% CHANCE OF THIS OCCURRING, AND WILL BE REALIZED IF
THE FRONT IS OVER YOUR AREA NEAR SUNSET. OVERALL CHANCE FOR A
SOAKING RAIN OF 0.25-0.50 INCHES TONIGHT IS AROUND 40%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....(72400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 36 29 12 12 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64 68 70 72 73 73
RH..............29 26 24 24 24 24
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..25 25 25 25 25 20
20 FT WIND GUST.27 29 29 29 27 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 4.5 5.6 6.6 7.5 7.5
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S S S S
MIXING WIND SPD.30 30 30 30 30 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..72 107 134 153 165 149
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT, THEN RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....124900 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 53500 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT DECREASING
TO (4400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........34 41 69 64 63 78
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............73 66 58 55 53 51
RH..............25 33 72 74 83 93
20 FT WIND......S 15 S 10 NW 5 N 5 N 5 N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 18 14 13 16
MIX HGT (FT)....7300 600 600 600 600 800
MIXING WIND.....S 20 S 15 S 15 SW 10 N 10 N 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..125 7 6 6 4 8
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....14200 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 99700 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........88 85 63 40
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50 50 56 59
RH..............93 96 72 56
20 FT WIND......N 10G19 N 10G16 N 10G20 N 15G21
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1500 3200 4800
MIXING WIND.....N 15 N 20 N 20 N 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..14 27 59 90
FORECASTER...CJ
REQUESTED BY...JASON STREGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/30/25
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