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Spot Forecast for Golden Lake...EM
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
404 PM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1500 CDT on July 03.
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...

Winds will be SE through the day on Thursday increasing in speeds
in the afternoon to around 15-20 mph gusting as high as 30 mph
between 2 and 5pm. RH currently forecast to dip as low as the mid
40s on Thursday could in reality dip into the upper 30s should
mixing be stronger than anticipated leading to near critical
conditions with the elevated winds. Winds slowly pivot to the SW
through the night into Friday afternoon in advance of potential
afternoon storms along a sweeping cold front. Friday Min RH as low
as 40 percent through confidence is lower due to questions with
the timing of storms and the front. Post frontal winds quickly
(1-2 hours) switching to N. Will refine the forecast as confidence
grows

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 20 mph with gusts to
                    around 28 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................
Mixing height.......3100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 20 mph.

TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........57  58  56
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............10  10  10
LAL.............M   M   M
Temp............85  86  85
RH..............48  47  49
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..20  20  20
20 FT wind gust.28  28  27
Ridge wind dir..M   M   M
Ridge wind spd..M   M   M
Mix hgt (kft)...3.1 2.7 2.8
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.20  20  20

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Chance of
                    showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms
                    overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 71.
Max humidity........84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......
CWR.................10 percent increasing to 30 percent.
LAL.................
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........54     56     64     63     60     55
Weather cov.....       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
Weather type....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
Tstm cov........       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
CWR.............10     30     30     30     30     30
LAL.............M      M      M      M      M      M
Temp............85     82     78     76     75     74
RH..............52     60     71     74     77     78
20 ft wind......SE 20  SE 15  SE 15  S 15   S 15   S 15
20 ft wind gust.26     23     23     23     23     22
Ridgetop wind...M      M      M      M      M      M
Mix hgt (ft)....3000   2300   700    700    700    700
Transport wind..SE 20  SE 20  SE 15  S 15   S 15   S 15

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Chance of showers
                    in the morning, then showers likely and chance
                    of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 90.
Min humidity........54 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......
CWR.................30 percent decreasing to 20 percent in the
                    morning, then increasing to 70 percent in the
                    afternoon.
LAL.................
Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest 20
                    to 25 mph late in the afternoon, then shifting
                    to the south around 15 mph late in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........67        66        59        63
Weather cov.....CHANCE    S CHC     S CHC     LIKELY
Weather type....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                              S CHC
CWR.............30        20        20        70
LAL.............M         M         M         M
Temp............73        79        87        88
RH..............82        71        57        54
20 FT wind......S 15G22   S 15G23   S 20G25   S 15G23
Ridgetop wind...M         M         M         M
Mix hgt (ft)....800       1900      3700      4300
Transport wind..S 15      S 15      S 20      SW 20

$$
Forecaster...TT
Requested by...Ben Gates
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 07/03/25
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.EMAIL bgates@nd.gov,wbeckman@nd.gov