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FNUS73 KFGF 020828
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR A DUNES STREM NORTH...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
328 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02.
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
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE FORECASTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. RH VALUES
WILL FALL SLOWLY THROUGH THE MORNING, THEN A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY
IN THE AFTERNOON AS SUNSHINE INCREASES. RH VALUES SHOULD BOTTOM
OUT BETWEEN 45 AND 50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 50S
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE STEADY OUT OF THE
NORTH, UNDER 15 MPH. LATE TODAY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE
NORTHWEST, BEFORE GOING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ON SATURDAY, GUSTING OVER 20 MPH
AT TIMES. NOT ONLY WILL WINDS BE GUSTIER OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER, AND RH VALUES LOWER, PARTICULARLY BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....(48600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 43 42 45 48 45 43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 49 51 52 52 53 54
RH..............73 66 60 58 58 55 53
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 15 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.0 4.9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..49 54 56 55 52 55 49
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....47500 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 1500 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........40 30 14 11 12 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 51 46 43 41 40
RH..............51 58 71 76 82 85
20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 SW 5 S 5 S 5 S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.13 9 7 9 12 14
MIX HGT (FT)....4800 900 400 400 300 400
VRATE KT-FT/1K..48 5 2 2 3 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....5500 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
68400 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........16 22 1 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 47 62 68
RH..............85 76 52 39
20 FT WIND......S 10G16 SW 10G20 SW 15G22 SW 15G21
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1100 3000 4500
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 19 47 64
FORECASTER...BR
REQUESTED BY...ERIC HOFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2512600.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/02/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EHOFF@TNC.ORG
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