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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOB CORE GRASSLANDS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
858 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 07.
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
SKIES LOOK TO BE SUNNY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY AT YOUR BURN SITE.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER TODAY, CLIMBING INTO THE 50S. RH
VALUES WILL DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A 30
PERCENT CHANCE THAT RH COULD DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS
THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
BECOME WESTERLY A FEW HOURS AFTER IGNITION TIME AND THEN
NORTHWESTERLY BY AFTERNOON. BY AFTERNOON, THESE NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE UP TO ABOUT 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. WINDS
WILL DROP OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. FRIDAY WILL BRING SIMILAR
WEATHER TO TODAY, BUT STRONGER WINDS OUT OF THE WEST.
HYSPLIT RUN CAN BE FOUND AT:
HTTPS://WWW.HYSPLIT-PUB.NOAA.GOV/HYSPLITPUBLIC-BIN/TRAJRESULTS.PL?JOBIDNO=18444
IF THAT LINK DOES NOT WORK, PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3400 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
64200 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
(111000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 37 27 30 24 19 19 15 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 46 49 50 50 50 52 53 53
RH..............51 42 36 34 36 34 31 28 28
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.11 14 16 18 19 19 19 20 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 4.9 6.9 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.2 8.1 8.2
MIXING WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W
MIXING WIND SPD.10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
VRATE KT-FT/1K..26 64 111 118 134 144 148 154 147
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....(76300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO (1200 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 7 4 5 6 21 43 48 56 68 58 59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............55 53 49 43 40 39 37 36 36 34 34 34
RH..............26 28 34 45 50 50 54 56 59 64 64 66
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 9 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.6 5.5 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
MIXING WIND DIR.NW NW N N N NE SE S S S S SW
MIXING WIND SPD.20 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
VRATE KT-FT/1K..130 76 7 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2800 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
98100 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
(117800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 64 72 52 34 32 28 9 26 39 29 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............33 36 39 43 52 55 58 60 62 62 62 64
RH..............69 64 59 53 38 30 28 25 23 24 26 28
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW W W W W W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 8 8 12 14 18 20 23 23 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.7 5.5 6.5 7.4 8.1 8.9 8.3 7.1
MIXING WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW
MIXING WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 25 25 25
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 6 13 32 77 98 118 146 178 166 148
FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...JESSE RODRIGUEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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