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Spot Forecast for Grand Forks RX...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
607 AM CDT Fri Oct 3 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 CDT on October 03.
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...

Mainly sunny today, some high clouds, with a south-southeast wind
increasing to 15 to 25 mph and gusty.  Breezy tonight as well.  Dry
thru tonight.  Lowest RH values reaching near 35 percent ths afternoon.




.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 88.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph early in the morning
                    becoming light, then becoming south-southeast at
                    15 to 25 mph in the midday and afternoon.
Mixing winds........South 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....2500 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    90400 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........37  38  40  42  44  47  50  53  52  52  51  49
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............61  61  61  63  68  74  79  82  85  86  88  87
RH..............67  70  75  71  63  55  47  43  39  37  36  39
20 FT wind dir..S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..5   0   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  15  15  15
20 FT wind gust.    3       7   12  14  16  19  20  21  22  22
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.0 2.6 3.6 4.1 4.3 3.7
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Mixing wind spd.10  10  5   10  10  15  15  20  20  25  25  25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4   3   3   3   7   18  30  42  68  82  90  75

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 62.
Max humidity........84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around
                    23 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........South 15 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest
                    after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....19700 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 7300 knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........46  43  46  49  51  53  55  57  51  46  40  36
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............85  82  79  76  74  73  72  72  72  70  70  67
RH..............41  47  52  56  57  57  59  59  59  63  63  70
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  15  15  15  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.21  20  20  22  22  23  23  23  22  21  20  18
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5
Mixing wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
Mixing wind spd.15  15  15  20  20  25  25  25  25  20  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..20  11  8   9   9   11  11  12  11  10  8   7

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........49 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                    north in the late morning and early afternoon,
                    then becoming north around 10 mph with gusts to
                    around 19 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north in
                    the late morning and early afternoon, then
                    increasing to around 20 mph late in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....4700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    34000 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........31  30  29  28  34  40  46  48  51  53  58  63
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............67  65  63  67  69  72  74  75  76  78  79  77
RH..............70  75  84  78  73  66  62  60  56  52  49  52
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.15  14  14  14  14  15  15  15  16  18  19  19
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9
Mixing wind dir.S   SW  SW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Mixing wind spd.15  10  10  15  10  10  15  15  15  15  20  20
Vrate kt-ft/1K..6   5   5   12  16  19  24  29  30  33  34  30

$$
Forecaster...DR
Requested by...Michael Miller
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2522930.0/FGF
.DELDT 10/03/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL michael_a_miller@fws.gov