705  
FNUS73 KFGF 021251  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BURGH PASTURE...SHEYENNE DELTA FIRE RESTORATION PBA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
751 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 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
 
 
THE FORECAST FOR YOUR BURN SITE NORTH OF BARRIE IN RICHLAND COUNTY  
WILL FEATURE WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH, MINIMUM RH VALUES ABOVE 40%,  
AND SKIES TURNING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON.  
 
WINDS THIS MORNING START OUT OF THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS  
LESSEN SOME BY 3 PM, POTENTIALLY TURNING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH  
SPORADIC WINDS TO 15 MPH AT VARIABLE DIRECTIONS UNTIL SUNSET.  
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE FORECAST THEREAFTER UNTIL AROUND 4 AM  
WHEN WINDS START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.  
 
RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE BETWEEN 40-50 PERCENT BETWEEN 4 PM  
AND 8 PM, HELPED BY RELATIVELY COOLER AND LINGERING MOISTURE  
AROUND THE AREA. THIS IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF WARMING  
TODAY, AND THUS RELATIVELY HIGHER RH VALUES SHOULD RESULT. THERE  
IS A 20% CHANCE RH VALUES REMAIN ABOVE 60 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON,  
AND WILL COME TO FRUITION IF MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES DOMINATE THIS  
AFTERNOON.  
 
SATURDAY WILL BE DRIER, WITH INCREASED WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....(46800 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........44 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 56  
RH..............50 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 5.2  
MIXING WIND DIR.N NW  
MIXING WIND SPD.10 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..49 47  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO  
AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....39300 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO 1700 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........39 31 21 14 10 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 53 48 45 42 41  
RH..............45 55 71 76 86 89  
20 FT WIND......N 10 N 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 7 6 7 8 12  
MIX HGT (FT)....4900 900 400 300 300 300  
MIXING WIND.....NW 10 N 5 SE 5 S 10 S 10 S 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..39 4 2 2 3 4  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3800 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
59500 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........16 15 3 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............39 48 63 70  
RH..............92 77 47 36  
20 FT WIND......S 10G14 SW 10G16 SW 10G18 SW 10G16  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 3500 5000  
MIXING WIND.....S 15 SW 15 W 15 W 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 14 45 57  
 

 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 05/02/25  
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