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Spot Forecast for Hubbel Pond Rx-Burns...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
228 PM CDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on October 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...

Here is the forecast for your burn site northeast of Detroit
Lakes starting Thursday morning. Winds will predominately be out
of the north-northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusts around 20 mph, in the
morning. By early afternoon, an uptick in winds is likely bringing
sustained winds around 15 mph, gusting 25-30 mph. There is a
medium (40%) chance winds increase as early as 11 AM. Gusty winds
will linger until late afternoon when winds will gradually
diminish. After sunset, winds will return to 5 to 10 mph. Dry
conditions are forecast, with minimum RH values in the low 40s
percent, with temperatures in the 60s and mostly sunny conditions.
There is a medium to high chance for frost Thursday night into
Friday morning.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 20 mph, increasing to around 15 mph
gusting 25-30 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30
                    mph by early afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....5300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    84800 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........30  9   1   0   1   0   13  5   3   8
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............45  49  52  54  56  57  57  57  57  56
RH..............76  66  59  55  47  43  43  43  45  47
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..5   10  10  10  15  20  20  20  20  15
20 FT wind gust.13  16  19  22  25  30  27  30  27  25
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.9 1.6 2.8 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.0
Mixing wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Mixing wind spd.10  15  15  20  25  30  27  30  27  25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..5   11  22  47  70  80  82  85  83  76

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 37.
Max humidity........92 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph
                    early in the evening.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....38300 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 3300 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........3   11  25  15  28  15  3   5   3   2   3   17
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............55  53  50  48  47  45  44  43  41  40  39  39
RH..............51  54  61  65  68  76  76  76  82  82  85  82
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.19  11  9   9   8   8   8   9   8   7   7   6
Mix hgt (kft)...2.6 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mixing wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Mixing wind spd.15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..38  11  5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   3

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Patchy frost early in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west around 5 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon, then shifting to
                    the southwest late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest around 10 mph shifting to the west
                    late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....2900 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    48000 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........15  22  2   7   11  14  18  21  26  31  36  39
Weather cov.....    PTY
Weather type....    FST
Tstm cov........
Temp............38  37  39  44  49  52  55  56  58  58  58  57
RH..............89  92  89  76  66  56  49  45  42  42  44  47
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW
20 FT wind spd..0   0   0   0   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.6   5   5   6   7   8   11  12  12  12  11  8
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.3 4.9 5.1 4.7 3.4
Mixing wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W
Mixing wind spd.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3   3   4   6   11  19  30  39  46  48  43  26

$$
Forecaster...CJ
Requested by...Greg Henderson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622848.0/FGF
.DELDT 09/30/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL greg.henderson@state.mn.us