275  
FNUS73 KFGF 281438  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EVANSON PILE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
838 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 28.  
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  
 
SUNNY WITH A STEADY NORTH WIND BETWEEN 5 AND 10MPH. TEMPS TOP OUT  
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THIS AFTERNOON WITH A MIN RH  
AROUND 60%.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 ABOVE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3400 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
16100 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........18 20 16 16 23 30 31 41 46 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............-2 -1 1 3 4 4 6 6 6 5  
RH..............71 71 68 65 64 65 60 66 66 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 14 13 12 11 8 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.0  
MIXING WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N  
MIXING WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 4 6 12 13 15 16 14 16 6  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 BELOW.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5  
MPH OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST  
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....(1100 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........36 37 34 32 43 44 46 46 37 33 40 39  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............3 0 0 -2 -3 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -7 -8  
RH..............72 79 75 82 82 78 82 82 82 82 78 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NW NW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3  
MIXING WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW  
MIXING WIND SPD.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 ABOVE.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1300 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
13700 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........29 35 33 28 23 20 17 21 24 28 31 34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............-8 -8 -9 -6 -3 0 3 4 5 6 4 3  
RH..............78 78 86 78 71 68 68 69 69 66 72 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 12 12 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.0  
MIXING WIND DIR.W NW W NW W NW N N N N N N  
MIXING WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..2 1 2 2 2 4 6 8 11 14 12 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...JK  
REQUESTED BY...ERIK DANKO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601134.0/FGF  
.DELDT 01/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIK.DANKO@USDA.GOV  
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