Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
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FWSFGF
Spot Forecast for Anderson Annex...USWFS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
643 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on October 22.
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...
Starting off the day with a light southeast wind 5 mph, which will
gradually increase into the sustained 7 to 13 mph range midday and
this afternoon. Gusts to around 20 mph possible ths afternoon.
Sunny today with lowest RH values in the 40-45 percent range.
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph
late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....5300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
34700 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........1 1 1 1 2 3 2 4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............50 58 63 66 71 72 73 71
RH..............84 72 62 56 49 46 44 49
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.14 14 15 16 18 18 19 18
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.1
Mixing wind dir.SE S S S S S S S
Mixing wind spd.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5 9 15 25 29 35 33 28
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........93 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 21
mph early in the evening.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....(5700 knot-ft).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........4 7 15 22 30 31 32 34 36 38 40 40
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............69 66 63 61 61 61 59 59 58 58 58 56
RH..............53 63 67 72 75 75 80 80 83 83 83 90
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.16 16 18 19 19 18 16 15 15 15 15 16
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
Mixing wind dir.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
Mixing wind spd.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..8 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Chance of rain in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........51 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 26 mph increasing to around 20 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 15 to 20 mph increasing to southeast 25
to 30 mph late in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....6400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
64000 knot-ft in the afternoon.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........42 45 47 41 33 32 46 57 65 62 76 49
Weather cov..... CHC SCH CHC CHC SCH
Weather type.... RN RN RN RN RN
Tstm cov........
Temp............56 56 55 58 61 65 68 71 71 72 72 72
RH..............90 93 93 83 78 68 61 53 53 51 51 51
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..10 10 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20
20 FT wind gust.18 19 21 23 23 25 26 27 27 29 29 30
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.7 1.9 2.3
Mixing wind dir.S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE
Mixing wind spd.15 15 15 20 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..6 7 9 13 24 34 49 57 61 64 48 51
$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Bradley Oen
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL bradley_oen@fws.gov