FNUS73 KFGF 142035 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for CUBA WMA Rx-Burn...Minnesota Department of Natural Resources National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 335 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1600 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. Wind direction should increase to the 10 to 15 mph range from the south to southwest 10 to 15 mph over western Becker county where the prescribed burn is scheduled. Winds should be lighter Wednesday night shifting to the southeast. Temperatures should be even warmer on Thursday, with a better chance for RH values below 40%. South to southeast winds are also expected to be higher Thursday, increasing to the 15-20 mph range, with a chance for gusts around 25 mph. A cold front will be approaching the region Thursday evening resulting in a wind shift to the north. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Max temperature.....Around 68. Min humidity........40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10 mph. Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL. Smoke dispersal.....(62000 knot-ft). TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........2 5 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............67 68 RH..............42 40 20 FT wind dir..S SW 20 FT wind spd..10 10 20 FT wind gust.14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...6.2 6.2 Vrate kt-ft/1K..62 63 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). Min temperature.....Around 46. Max humidity........83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the late evening and overnight. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Smoke dispersal.....47200 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 2900 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........10 11 15 14 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 15 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............66 66 62 58 56 54 53 51 50 49 48 47 RH..............43 43 50 55 57 61 64 68 71 74 77 79 20 FT wind dir..SW S S S S S S S S SE SE SE 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.12 11 9 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...5.2 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 Vrate kt-ft/1K..47 8 3 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). Max temperature.....Around 72. Min humidity........39 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 23 mph shifting to the south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL. Smoke dispersal.....4700 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 77400 knot-ft in the afternoon increasing to (94300 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 14 12 10 16 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............47 46 50 54 58 62 65 69 70 70 71 70 RH..............79 83 74 66 60 54 48 42 41 41 39 41 20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 20 FT wind gust.15 15 16 20 21 22 23 25 25 25 25 23 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.5 2.6 3.7 4.8 5.3 5.7 6.2 4.7 Vrate kt-ft/1K..5 5 10 17 25 49 77 110 121 132 143 94 $$ Forecaster...DJR Requested by...Greg Henderson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610342.0/FGF .DELDT 04/14/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL greg.henderson@state.mn.us