FNUS73 KFGF 292021 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SILO WILDFIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 321 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1510 CDT ON OCTOBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SASKATCHEWAN CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. THE BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT DEVELOPED WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING. 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 FIVE 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 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 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........84 93 97 98 96 91 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............45 42 40 39 38 36 RH..............43 50 57 70 79 85 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 S 6 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 10 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........85 79 73 68 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............35 38 44 46 RH..............96 79 65 60 20 FT WIND......SE 1 N 4G5 NW 6G10 NW 6G10 $$ FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111029.SILOW.02/FGF