003 FNUS73 KFGF 291243 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Townsend West Rx...USFWS National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 743 AM CDT Thu May 29 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on May 29. 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... Light and variable winds are expected through 10am before winds become sustained at 5 to 10 mph out of the northwest through sunset. After sunset winds go westerly at 5 mph to light and variable. High level smoke from the Canadian wildfires will move down through the day creating hazy conditions across the area. RH values start to drop around 9 to 10am to the mid 40s and reach the low to mid 30s by the late morning to early afternoon hours. RH values remain in the low to mid 30s through sunset before improving. Conditions will be dry today, with temperatures reaching the mid 70s under sunny skies. Hysplit info was sent to the email address provided. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Max temperature.....Around 75. Min humidity........32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......8600 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Northwest 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....5000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 86600 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........18 7 3 3 6 8 10 20 21 20 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............55 58 63 66 69 70 72 73 73 73 RH..............97 86 72 60 48 43 38 35 35 35 20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.6 7 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 1.3 2.1 3.5 5.8 7.4 8.2 8.5 8.6 7.9 Mixing wind dir.NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW N Mixing wind spd.10 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..5 14 25 35 52 67 66 77 86 87 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Min temperature.....Around 52. Max humidity........77 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Mixing winds........West 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....87200 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 2900 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........21 28 30 30 26 28 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............74 70 63 59 56 54 RH..............34 42 54 62 69 74 20 ft wind......NW 10 NW 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 ft wind gust.14 9 8 8 9 11 Mix hgt (ft)....7900 500 400 400 400 400 Mixing wind.....NW 15 NW 10 W 10 W 10 W 10 W 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..87 4 3 3 4 4 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Northwest around 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....4300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 91700 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........30 27 27 30 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Temp............52 62 74 79 RH..............77 62 40 31 20 FT wind......W 5G12 W 10G14 NW 10G18 NW 10G18 Mix hgt (ft)....400 1100 4600 6000 Mixing wind.....W 15 NW 15 W 15 NW 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..4 14 65 88 $$ Forecaster...JS Requested by...Zachary Doffin Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2514947.0/FGF .DELDT 05/29/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL zachary_doffin@fws.gov