FNUS73 KFGF 192143 FWSFGF Spot Forecast for Ogema Springs Johnston Tract Rx-Burn...Minnesota Department of Natural Resources National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 443 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on May 21. 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 somewhat variable winds in the early morning should steady out of the south by ignition time at 5 to 10 mph. Some gusts up to 15 mph will be possible by late afternoon. Afternoon RH values are expected to fall into the 30 to 40 percent range. Winds will remain south to southeasterly through Wednesday night and into Thursday, picking up in speed with sustained winds 15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph by Thursday afternoon. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Max temperature.....Around 68. Min humidity........34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 15 mph. Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL. Mixing winds........South around 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....58400 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 106500 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........17 20 22 25 25 26 26 29 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............58 61 63 65 66 67 67 67 RH..............50 45 41 38 37 34 34 34 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 FT wind gust.22 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 Mix hgt (kft)...3.4 4.2 4.8 5.4 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.0 Mixing wind dir.S S S S S S S S Mixing wind spd.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Vrate kt-ft/1K..58 71 79 86 96 105 107 99 .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Min temperature.....Around 44. Max humidity........81 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....84100 knot-ft early in the evening decreasing to 4300 knot-ft late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........33 37 39 42 44 46 49 51 50 50 49 54 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............66 65 62 58 55 53 52 51 50 48 47 46 RH..............37 38 43 47 53 57 59 61 63 71 74 76 20 FT wind dir..S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT wind spd..15 15 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.21 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 20 20 19 19 Mix hgt (kft)...5.3 4.4 3.0 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 Mixing wind dir.S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Mixing wind spd.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Vrate kt-ft/1K..84 66 43 22 8 5 7 10 10 9 9 8 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 64. Min humidity........46 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southeast 15 to20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....7100 knot-ft early in the morning increasing to 79300 knot-ft in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........58 63 59 55 51 57 63 69 70 71 72 73 Weather cov..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ Temp............45 45 48 52 56 58 60 61 62 62 62 61 RH..............81 81 73 62 54 51 48 48 46 46 46 48 20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT wind spd..10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 FT wind gust.20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.9 3.5 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.5 Mixing wind dir.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Mixing wind spd.15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 20 20 Vrate kt-ft/1K..7 10 20 36 53 67 76 79 74 63 52 47 $$ Forecaster...TT Requested by...Greg Henderson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2614060.0/FGF .DELDT 05/19/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL greg.henderson@state.mn.us