FNUS73 KFGF 091529 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Grand Forks AFB Rx...USFWS National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1029 AM CDT Fri May 9 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on May 10. 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. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... North winds behind a cold front today will shift back around overnight. By ignition time, winds will be out of the east to southeast at 5 to 10 mph, then coming around to the south by afternoon. Gusts up around 25 mph by the afternoon hours. Temperatures will be a bit warmer, back up into the low 80s, and afternoon RH values will fall into the 20 to 25 percent range. If temperatures rise a bit more than expected or winds are just a bit higher, conditions could reach near critical values (around a 30 percent chance). .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Max temperature.....Around 81. Min humidity........23 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to south 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 28 mph late in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....3500 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 96600 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........22 43 32 40 24 26 28 27 26 25 23 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............44 48 52 59 63 67 71 73 75 78 80 RH..............52 48 45 36 32 29 27 26 25 24 23 20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..5 5 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 FT wind gust.11 13 15 18 20 23 25 26 27 28 28 Vrate kt-ft/1K..4 8 15 22 25 41 61 72 84 97 89 .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Min temperature.....Around 60. Max humidity........50 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 28 mph. Smoke dispersal.....82000 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 8700 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........20 25 38 37 36 37 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............81 78 69 66 64 62 RH..............24 29 40 45 46 50 20 ft wind......S 20 S 20 S 15 S 20 S 20 S 20 20 ft wind gust.27 26 26 27 27 28 Vrate kt-ft/1K..82 46 12 11 15 15 .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Max temperature.....Around 94. Min humidity........19 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 33 mph. Smoke dispersal.....15300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 103800 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to (148000 knot-ft) late in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........41 27 17 15 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........Temp............62 71 86 92 RH..............50 40 27 21 20 FT wind......S 20G28 S 20G29 S 25G32 S 25G33 Vrate kt-ft/1K..15 38 82 194 $$ Forecaster...JR Requested by...Bela Harrington Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2513635.0/FGF .DELDT 05/09/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL bela_harrington@fws.gov