FNUS73 KFGF 141655 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Goose Prairie South Rx-Burn...Minnesota Department of Natural Resources National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1155 AM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on April 15. 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... A warmer and drier day is expected Wednesday, with minimum RH values around 40 percent. There is a chance for values as low as 35 percent in easter Clay County north of US 10 where the perscribed burn is planned. Wind direction should increase to the 10 to 15 mph range from the south to southwest, with periodic gusts in the 20 to 25 mph range Wednesday afternoon. Winds should be lighter Wednesday night shifting to the southeast. Temperatuers should be even warmer on Thursday, with a better chance for RH values below 40%. Southeast winds are also expected to be higher, increasing to the 15-20 mph range from the south, with a chance for gusts around 30 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Max temperature.....Around 68. Min humidity........40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10 mph. Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....17600 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 60600 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........15 5 3 2 1 3 3 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............55 59 63 65 66 67 68 RH..............69 62 54 48 47 42 40 20 FT wind dir..S S SW SW S SW SW 20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.15 16 15 16 15 15 14 Mix hgt (kft)...1.6 2.4 2.9 3.9 5.0 6.1 6.0 Mixing wind dir.S SW SW SW SW SW SW Mixing wind spd.15 15 15 15 15 10 10 Vrate kt-ft/1K..18 29 32 43 60 61 60 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Min temperature.....Around 46. Max humidity........83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast after 3 am. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Mixing winds........South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....44900 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 3200 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........5 11 19 17 16 15 13 12 13 15 16 16 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............66 66 62 58 56 55 53 52 51 49 48 47 RH..............45 45 50 55 59 61 65 69 72 76 80 80 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE 20 FT wind spd..10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.13 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...5.0 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 Mixing wind dir.SW SW S S S S S S S S S S Mixing wind spd.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..45 7 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Max temperature.....Around 72. Min humidity........41 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south around 20 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL. Mixing winds........South 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....4000 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 78400 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to (100800 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........17 17 16 16 15 16 16 17 15 13 11 17 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............47 46 50 54 58 62 65 69 70 70 71 70 RH..............81 83 73 66 60 53 47 42 42 41 41 43 20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 FT wind gust.15 15 18 21 22 23 25 26 26 25 25 23 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.4 2.6 3.8 5.0 5.4 5.8 6.2 4.8 Mixing wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S Mixing wind spd.15 15 15 15 15 20 25 30 30 25 25 25 Vrate kt-ft/1K..5 4 8 13 19 45 78 120 128 135 142 101 $$ Forecaster...DJR Requested by...Greg Henderson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610305.0/FGF .DELDT 04/14/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL greg.henderson@state.mn.us