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Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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Spot Forecast for Grand Forks AFB Rx...USFWS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
709 AM CDT Sun May 11 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0630 CDT on May 11.
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.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN EFFECT FROM 11AM TO 10PM. Winds southeast
this morning becoming south by noon. 25-30mph gusting up to 45
mph through 9pm. RH as low as 15 percent in the afternoon (12pm to
7pm)

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers early in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 96.
Min humidity........16 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 15 to 20 mph increasing to
                    around 25 mph late in the afternoon. Gusts up
                    to 38 mph increasing to 40 mph late in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....10300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 77700 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (246600 knot-ft).

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........35  43  58  38  31  40  21  12  6   4   10  18
Weather cov.....SCH
Weather type....RW
Tstm cov........
Temp............64  64  69  74  79  84  88  92  94  95  95  96
RH..............46  48  42  35  28  27  23  19  17  16  16  16
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..20  15  20  20  20  20  20  20  25  25  25  25
20 FT wind gust.27  26  27  27  27  28  28  32  34  35  36  35
Vrate kt-ft/1K..11  10  12  26  33  42  78  172 267 272 247 248

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 68.
Max humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to
                    around 33 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....(231500 knot-ft) decreasing to 107500 knot-ft
                    early in the evening decreasing to 14900
                    knot-ft late in the night.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........22     11     12     4      17     32
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............95     90     79     76     74     71
RH..............16     20     27     27     28     31
20 ft wind......S 25   S 20   S 20   S 20   S 20   S 20
20 ft wind gust.33     32     30     32     32     32
Vrate kt-ft/1K..232    31     15     18     20     20

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 96.
Min humidity........17 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to
                    around 32 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....14200 knot-ft early in the morning increasing
                    to 97700 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to
                    (122800 knot-ft) late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........45        23        22        6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............69        75        88        94
RH..............33        26        21        18
20 FT wind......S 20G30   S 20G32   S 25G30   S 25G32
Vrate kt-ft/1K..16        43        64        123

$$
Forecaster...TT
Requested by...Bela Harrington
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513635.2/FGF
.DELDT 05/11/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bela_harrington@fws.gov