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Spot Forecast for Dike RX 2...MN DNR
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
554 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on May 08.
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 early today will clear into the afternoon, leaving your
burn site mostly sunny. With the increase in sunshine,
temperatures will warm quickly into the upper 50s, and RH values
will drop into the upper 20s. There is a low (20%) chance that RH
values drop below 25 percent for a brief period mid to late this
afternoon. Winds will increase late this morning out of the
northwest, with gusts of 20 mph or so. Winds will die off quickly
after sunset, and RH will recover. A few showers overnight will
bring minimal precipitation, but may produce brief periods of more
erratic winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    northwest in the late morning and early
                    afternoon, then increasing to around 15 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Southwest around 5 mph shifting to the east
                    late in the morning, then shifting to the
                    northwest late in the morning increasing to 15
                    to 20 mph early in the afternoon increasing to
                    around 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....2200 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    86100 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (116000 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........90  89  73  62  58  52  40  25  22  32  29
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............40  43  45  47  49  51  53  54  56  56  56
RH..............52  51  45  37  37  37  32  28  28  28  28
20 FT wind dir..SW  S   NW  N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  15  15  15
20 FT wind gust.                7   9   13  16  19  20  22
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.6 0.7 1.5 3.1 4.3 5.1 6.1 7.0 6.7 6.7
Mixing wind dir.SW  SW  E   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Mixing wind spd.5   5   5   5   10  15  20  20  25  25  25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2   3   4   9   31  64  86  116 146 153 154

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 32.
Max humidity........75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to
                    10 mph early in the evening.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 20 to 25 mph becoming north 10 to 15
                    mph early in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....120300 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing
                    to 30200 knot-ft late in the night decreasing
                    to (4900 knot-ft) in the late evening and
                    overnight.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........29  52  62  52  72  64  54  50  38  47  27  24
Weather cov.....                        SCH
Weather type....                        RW
Tstm cov........
Temp............57  55  52  47  45  43  41  39  37  35  33  32
RH..............29  31  36  44  47  51  55  57  59  64  69  72
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..20  15  10  10  5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.23  19  15  14  12  13  14  14  14  14  14  14
Mix hgt (kft)...5.7 4.3 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8
Mixing wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Mixing wind spd.25  20  15  15  10  10  10  15  10  10  15  15
Vrate kt-ft/1K..120 82  30  9   7   5   6   7   5   5   6   9

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming mostly
                    sunny (35-45 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 50.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to
                    around 20 mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......6400 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest 15 to 20 mph increasing to around 25
                    mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....6100 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    105900 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (118900 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........14  8   8   11  34  33  27  31  19  37  51  29
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............32  32  34  38  42  43  45  46  47  48  48  48
RH..............75  75  72  62  53  51  47  45  45  44  44  44
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..10  10  10  10  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  20
20 FT wind gust.14  14  14  15  19  23  25  25  25  25  25  25
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.7 1.6 2.9 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.6 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.1
Mixing wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
Mixing wind spd.15  15  15  20  20  20  20  20  25  25  25  25
Vrate kt-ft/1K..6   9   22  47  72  85  95  106 128 129 119 122

$$
Forecaster...BR
Requested by...Thomas Enright
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613099.0/FGF
.DELDT 05/08/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL thomas.enright@state.mn.us