FNUS73 KFGF 260122
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILO WILDFIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
822 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1945 CDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF RAIN OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST. MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH AND
WEST OF YOUR AREA. A CLOUDY SKY EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A
LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND. WITH CLOUD COVER...FOG DEVELOPMENT
IS NOT LIKELY. HOWEVER WITH LIGHT WINDS...SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE
POOR.

MORE SHOWERY TYPE PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400-7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2600-3000 FT
AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO
13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........84     83     82     82     84     87
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD               ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44     45     44     41     40     38
RH..............48     54     63     69     76     84
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 5   NE 5   NE 6   N 6    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........89        89        87        81
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC     S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35        37        44        47
RH..............91        88        70        70
20 FT WIND......N 5G10    NW 4G5    W 6G10    NW 10G15

$$
FORECASTER...HOPPES
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111025.SILOW.01/FGF