FNUS73 KFGF 012123
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILO WILDFIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
423 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 CDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIE DOWN BY SUNDOWN
LEAVING NORTHWEST WINDS AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE NIGHT. WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES IT SHOULD BE FROSTY AGAIN BY
MORNING. WEDNESDAY LOOKS FAIRLY SIMILAR TO TODAY AS FAR AS WINDS
GO. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
WINDS GO LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MODELS ARE SHOWING WIND DIRECTIONS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST...BUT POTENTIAL IS THERE
FOR LOCAL VARIATIONS. WINDS THEN STAY SOUTH ON THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........3      0      1      4      5      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44     39     36     33     32     30
RH..............57     64     69     78     78     85
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 6    NW 6   NW 7   NW 8   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     15

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........5         7         10        10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............29        31        39        43
RH..............85        78        57        45
20 FT WIND......NW 8G15   W 8G15    W 10G15   W 12G20

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FORECASTER...GODON
REQUESTED BY...STEVE SCHUMACHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111101.SILOW.01/FGF