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Spot Forecast for Evanson Pile RX...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
838 AM CST Wed Jan 28 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CST on January 28.
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...
Sunny with a steady north wind between 5 and 10mph. Temps top out
in the single digits above zero this afternoon with a min RH
around 60%.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 6 above.
Min humidity........60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....3400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    16100 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........18  20  16  16  23  30  31  41  46  40
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............-2  -1  1   3   4   4   6   6   6   5
RH..............71  71  68  65  64  65  60  66  66  69
20 FT wind dir..NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..5   5   10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.12  13  14  14  14  13  12  11  8   6
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.0
Mixing wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Mixing wind spd.10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3   4   6   12  13  15  16  14  16  6

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 10 below.
Max humidity........86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming north around 5
                    mph overnight becoming light becoming northwest
                    around 5 mph after 3 am.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........North 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....(1100 knot-ft).

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........36  37  34  32  43  44  46  46  37  33  40  39
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............3   0   0   -2  -3  -3  -4  -5  -6  -7  -7  -8
RH..............72  79  75  82  82  78  82  82  82  82  78  78
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   0   5   0   0   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.6                   5       5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Mixing wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW
Mixing wind spd.10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   1   2   1

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 6 above.
Min humidity........66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    northwest late in the morning, then shifting to
                    the north in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Mixing winds........Northwest around 5 mph shifting to the north
                    late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....1300 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to
                    13700 knot-ft in the afternoon.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........29  35  33  28  23  20  17  21  24  28  31  34
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............-8  -8  -9  -6  -3  0   3   4   5   6   4   3
RH..............78  78  86  78  71  68  68  69  69  66  72  72
20 FT wind dir..W   SW  W   NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.6   6   6   6   7   8   9   11  12  12  12  11
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.0
Mixing wind dir.W   NW  W   NW  W   NW  N   N   N   N   N   N
Mixing wind spd.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..2   1   2   2   2   4   6   8   11  14  12  10

$$
Forecaster...JK
Requested by...Erik Danko
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601134.0/FGF
.DELDT 01/28/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL erik.danko@usda.gov