672  
FNUS73 KFGF 011446  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BJI PILES...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
946 AM CDT WED APR 1 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 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  
 
QUITE A FEW MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE  
TODAY, BUT THERE WILL BE A FEW BREAKS AT TIMES. AFTERNOON  
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 30S, WITH LOWEST  
RH VALUES AROUND 40 PERCENT. THE EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL  
SHIFT TO A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS,  
WITH SPEEDS REMAINING AROUND 10 MPH. PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF  
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN OVERNIGHT, CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY.  
ACCUMULATION FROM THE INITIAL ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RANGE  
FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES, WITH A SECOND ROUND EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO  
SATURDAY.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........57 61 66 71 72 77 77 81  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............31 34 36 37 38 39 39 38  
RH..............58 49 45 44 44 40 40 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE E SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 16 15 16 16 16  
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW OVERNIGHT, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN  
THE EVENING, THEN DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT LATE  
IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT  
OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT INCREASING  
TO 40 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
LAL.................  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........84 85 81 80 80 80  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE SNOW SNOW NONE SNOW SNOW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 20 20 10 20 30  
TEMP............37 33 30 28 28 27  
RH..............50 61 66 71 75 78  
20 FT WIND......E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 16 16 16 16  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M M M  
MIX HGT (FT)....3000 2000 1500 1300 1500 1300  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 SE 20 SE 20 E 20 E 20 E 20  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......  
CWR.................40 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT.  
LAL.................  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........81 81 82 82  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............40 80 80 90  
TEMP............27 27 32 34  
RH..............78 85 75 72  
20 FT WIND......E 10G16 E 10G19 E 10G20 NE 10G20  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M  
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1900 2100 2400  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 20 E 25 E 25 E 25  
 
 
FORECASTER...JR  
REQUESTED BY...JACOB HAGESTUEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600000.0/FGF  
.DELDT 04/01/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JACOB.HAGESTUEN@CONSERVATIONCORPS.ORG  
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