500
FNUS73 KFGF 081629
FWSFGF
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUCE BOULEVARD WEST RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1129 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON MAY 08.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
LINGERING CLOUD COVER SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY THIS
AFTERNOON, WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 60S. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ALREADY BELOW 25 PERCENT AND IS EXPECTED TO
DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BY MID-AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SOME
RECOVERY IN RH TOWARDS BURN TIME, BUT WILL STILL BE AROUND 30
PERCENT AND THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RH VALUES STILL BELOW
25 PERCENT AT 6 PM. WINDS THAT ARE LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY CURRENTLY
WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS TOWARDS
BURN TIME. A FEW SHOWERS COULD MOVE THROUGH DURING THE LATE
EVENING WITH A COLD FRONT. THE SHOWERS WILL NOT BRING MUCH
PRECIPITATION, BUT COULD BRING ERRATIC WIND GUSTS AS THEY MOVE
THROUGH AND SOME OF THE RAIN EVAPORATES. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2500 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
67500 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
(106300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79 83 70 58 42 58 55 39 36 36 22 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............32 33 41 50 56 59 61 63 63 62 63 62
RH..............72 78 67 43 26 23 21 21 23 30 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 14 18 21 23 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 2.7 4.5 6.3 7.0 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..3 3 3 8 28 68 109 127 151 179 181 183
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....(124900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO 14900 KNOT-FT
EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3800 KNOT-FT
LATE IN THE NIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32 44 59 64 71 80 86 81 76 54 55 50
WEATHER COV..... CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 58 55 50 47 46 45 44 43 41 39 39
RH..............32 34 40 48 56 60 68 76 79 86 91 90
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..15 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.23 20 13 7 3 5 6 7 8 9 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.0 5.9 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..168 126 15 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 9
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....7300 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
101000 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
(115000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39 24 16 2 3 1 1 1 2 4 13 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 37 38 40 43 46 48 49 51 51 52 52
RH..............85 81 72 61 52 46 43 40 38 35 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 18 19 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.7 2.8 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.8 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.3
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 12 26 50 74 86 101 121 136 138 156 156
FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY OEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613159.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRADLEY_OEN@FWS.GOV
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