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RECFGF

Recreation Forecast
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
441 PM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026

Here are the Recreation Area Forecasts...

Wave height forecasts represent the average of the highest 33% of
waves that occur in a given period. Since the significant wave
height is an average of the largest waves, mariners should be
aware that many individual waves will be higher.

For Devils Lake...

.TONIGHT...Strong winds. North winds 35 to 50 mph increasing to
45 to 50 mph late in the evening, then shifting to the northwest
35 to 45 mph after midnight decreasing to 25 to 35 mph early in
the morning. Waves 3 to 6 feet. Chance of snow in the evening.
Patchy blowing snow through the night. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
11.
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph
shifting to the northeast around 10 mph late in the afternoon.
Waves 1 to 3 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less in the afternoon.
Partly sunny. Highs 15 to 25.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
west early in the morning. Waves 1 foot or less. Mostly cloudy in
the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 9.


For the Upper and Lower Red Lakes...

.TONIGHT...Windy. East winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to north
25 to 35 mph in the late evening and early morning, then shifting
to the northwest 20 to 25 mph early in the morning. Waves 3 to
5 feet. Patchy blowing snow. Snow. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 14.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to
20 mph late in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Patchy blowing
snow in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the 20s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 mph early in the evening
becoming light. Waves 1 foot or less. Mostly cloudy. Lows around
4.


For Lake of the Woods...

.TONIGHT...Windy. Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph shifting to the
north 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Areas of
blowing snow in the evening. Patchy blowing snow after midnight.
Snow through the night. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 9.
.FRIDAY...Windy. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to
25 mph in the afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Patchy blowing snow
in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the 20s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 10 mph until early morning
becoming light. Waves 1 to 2 feet subsiding to 1 foot or less
after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 1.


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