FNUS73 KFGF 291402 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SILO WILDFIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 902 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0831 CDT ON OCTOBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER MINNESOTA HAS RESULTED IN A COLD AND SUNNY MORNING. IN ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO...EXPECT CLIMBING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN SASKATCHEWAN HEADS FOR THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. WINDS OF ABOUT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL PROBABLY BECOME SLIGHTLY SOUTHEASTERLY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 35 TO 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GETS CLOSER TO THE REGION. RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WHEN THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. THE WILDFIRE LOCATION IS FORECASTED TO GET ABOUT A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN...BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF UP TO TENTH OF AN INCH IF THE LOCATION IS HIT BY HEAVIER OR MORE PROLONGED SHOWERS. DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER AND RAIN...THE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER WELL TONIGHT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP EARLY TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP LATE TOMORROW MORNING. SUNDAY LOOKS A LITTLE COOLER WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LINGERING SHOWERS. EXPECT LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND MORE ELEVATED HUMIDITY DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 21 24 27 31 35 39 44 50 56 62 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............21 25 26 29 34 39 43 46 48 49 49 47 RH..............91 90 86 77 68 59 54 50 43 39 40 43 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 3 4 5 5 6 8 10 14 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........94-99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........73 84 92 98 99 98 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 41 39 37 37 35 RH..............44 59 69 85 92 99 20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 10 S 9 S 7 S 5 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 1 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........95 93 90 84 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............34 36 43 46 RH..............96 89 70 63 20 FT WIND......W 1 NW 4G5 NW 6G10 NW 7G10 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111029.SILOW.01/FGF