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Spot Forecast for Badoura SNA...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
731 AM CDT Wed Oct 1 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 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...

A bit more south wind today 10 to 15 mph on average. Should be
sunnier too though some patches of mid or high clouds around.
Warmer too with low 80s and a bit lower RH levels, dropping to
near 40 percent. We have no fronts in the area so not expecting
erratic wind shifts or sudden gusts.




.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 82.
Min humidity........41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....13200 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 94800 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (123100 knot-ft) in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........36  28  15  15  10  16  32  32  34
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............66  70  73  77  79  80  80  80  80
RH..............78  68  57  50  45  42  42  41  41
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
20 FT wind gust.13  16  22  21  22  23  23  22  22
Mix hgt (kft)...0.9 1.4 2.1 4.1 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.4
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.15  20  20  25  30  30  30  30  25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..13  24  37  95  135 150 146 146 123

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 62.
Max humidity........78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 22 mph in
                    the evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 15 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....49200 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 6000 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........39  36  39  59  68  61  52  41  23  14  28  28
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............78  75  72  71  70  69  68  67  67  66  65  64
RH..............43  48  55  57  59  61  63  65  65  68  70  73
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5
20 FT wind gust.20  19  19  20  20  20  19  18  18  16  16  15
Mix hgt (kft)...2.7 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.20  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..49  15  6   7   7   7   7   7   6   7   7   7

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms early in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 83.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    west late in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    morning.
Mixing height.......5700 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 5
                    to 10 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....5000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    40200 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........28  20  16  20  17  24  15  5   7   8   10  8
Weather cov.....SCH
Weather type....RW
Tstm cov........SCH
Temp............63  62  64  67  70  74  77  80  82  83  83  81
RH..............75  78  75  73  66  57  52  47  43  40  38  41
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.14  14  14  14  14  13  13  13  13  13  12  9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.7 3.7 4.4 5.0 5.7 3.9
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W
Mixing wind spd.15  10  10  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..6   5   6   12  13  18  27  37  39  40  40  25

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Darren Bundy
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2522818.0/FGF
.DELDT 10/01/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL darren.bundy@state.mn.us