193  
FNUS73 KFGF 290046  
FWSFGF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VERDELS...SDFR PBA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
746 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 29.  
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  
 
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT FRIDAY AT YOUR BURN SITE, WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER, THE PROBABILITY FOR A  
WETTING RAIN IS VERY LOW. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE DETERMINED BY  
HOW FAST CLOUD COVER BUILDS IN. IF CLOUD COVER DOES NOT BUILD IN  
AS QUICKLY AS FORECASTED BELOW, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT  
HIGHER. HIGHER TEMPERATURES WOULD ALSO RESULT IN SLIGHTLY LOWER  
RH VALUES BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON, WITH VALUES DIPPING INTO THE  
UPPER 20S. SATURDAY LOOKS TO BRING VERY SIMILAR WEATHER TO  
FRIDAY. PREDICTABILITY IN MORE CLOUD COVER IS HIGHER ON SATURDAY.  
THEREFORE, CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER IN RH VALUES REMAINING AROUND 30  
PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....(96200 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........74 79 84  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
TEMP............87 87 84  
RH..............31 30 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.5 7.0 6.4  
MIXING WIND DIR.S S S  
MIXING WIND SPD.15 15 15  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..113 105 96  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....41200 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO 3200 KNOT-FT LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........83 80 84 81 82 87  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........S CHC  
TEMP............84 79 71 68 66 64  
RH..............32 41 51 59 63 70  
20 FT WIND......S 10 S 10 S 10 SE 5 SE 5 SE 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 12 11 12 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....3200 1400 500 500 600 500  
MIXING WIND.....S 15 SW 10 S 10 SE 10 E 10 S 10  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..41 14 5 4 4 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING  
TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.  
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....7800 KNOT-FT EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
103700 KNOT-FT IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO  
(115900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........91 83 71 65  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC  
TEMP............61 69 79 84  
RH..............76 59 41 32  
20 FT WIND......SE 10G15 SE 15G21 SE 20G30 SE 25G32  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 2200 4700 5700  
MIXING WIND.....SE 10 SE 15 SE 25 SE 25  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 34 104 134  
 
 
FORECASTER...BR  
REQUESTED BY...JANET KING  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614628.0/FGF  
.DELDT 05/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JANET.KING2005.17@GMAIL.COM  
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