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FNUS73 KFGF 011028
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR A DUNES STREM NORTH...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
528 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 01.
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
A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY IS LOCATED NEAR INTERNATIONAL FALLS TO ALEXANDRIA.
WINDS TO START TODAY ARE PRIMARILY NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 MPH BUT
THERE ARE A FEW SPOTS WHERE WINDS HAVE GONE VARIABLE UNDER 5 MPH.
WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE PREDOIMNATELY NORTHERLY 10 TO 15 MPH
BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THRU THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 20-25 MPH POSSIBLE.
HIGHEST RAIN CHANCE IS JUST EAST OF THE BURN AREA, BUT CANNOT RULE
OUT A SHOWER OR A BIT OF DRIZZLE ANYTIME TODAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....11600 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 51200 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........84 88 82 74
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52 53 55 57
RH..............89 83 77 67
20 FT WIND......N 10 N 10 N 15 N 15
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 21 21
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 2000 3200 3300
MIXING WIND.....N 10 N 15 N 15 N 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 24 47 47
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....44500 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 8500 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........58 59 54 53 57 47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............56 51 47 45 42 39
RH..............66 77 83 86 89 92
20 FT WIND......N 15 N 10 N 10 NE 10 N 10 N 10
20 FT WIND GUST.21 19 18 16 16 16
MIX HGT (FT)....3000 800 700 700 700 800
MIXING WIND.....N 15 N 15 NE 15 N 15 N 15 N 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..45 10 10 9 9 11
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....8800 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
64700 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........34 20 28 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 41 49 54
RH..............92 82 63 52
20 FT WIND......N 10G18 N 10G19 N 10G18 N 10G16
MIX HGT (FT)....800 2000 3800 5000
MIXING WIND.....N 15 N 15 N 15 N 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..10 30 56 57
FORECASTER...DR
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HOFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2512448.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/01/25
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