FNUS73 KFGF 022028
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILO WILDFIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
328 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
INFLUENCES THE REGION. WINDY AND DRY WEATHER IS FORECASTED FOR
TOMORROW. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO ABOUT 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO A
MINIMUM NEAR 30 PERCENT.

A HEADS IS NEEDED FOR FRIDAY. FRIDAY LOOKS PARTICULARLY WINDY AND
DRY...AND CRITICAL CRITERIA MAY BE REACHED. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS
ARE FORECASTED TO REACH SPEEDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 40 MPH. THE RH IS FORECASTED TO GET DOWN TO NEAR 30
PERCENT...BUT MAY GET MUCH LOWER. CLOSE ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO
THE FRIDAY FORECAST...AND FURTHER ACTION MAY BE NEEDED TOMORROW
DEPENDING ON OUR CONFIDENCE OF CRITICAL CRITERIA BEING REACHED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........6      5      3      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38     34     31     29     28     27
RH..............50     60     65     72     71     74
20 FT WIND......W 5    SW 5   SW 6   SW 6   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1300-2300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........0         0         0         0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............26        29        43        49
RH..............81        66        41        30
20 FT WIND......SW 6G10   S 8G15    SW 12G20  SW 14G25

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FORECASTER...GROCHOCINSKI
REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111102.SILOW.01/FGF