FNUS73 KFGF 052015 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SILO WILDFIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 315 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1455 CDT ON NOVEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND SUNSET...BUT ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET. WINDS OVERNIGHT LOOK TO BE 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIR TO EXCELLENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES INTO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. FOR SUNDAY...APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN MANITOBA. WINDS WILL TURN FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST AND REMAIN FAIRLY GUSTY. EXPECT MAINLY RAIN FROM THE SYSTEM AND COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING STEADY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 23 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........57 58 60 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............56 57 56 55 RH..............59 59 58 57 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 26 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........62 63 63 64 65 66 68 74 79 84 89 92 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............54 53 52 51 50 49 48 48 47 46 45 45 RH..............57 58 60 61 63 65 68 69 73 77 81 82 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 25 25 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400-5100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 24 TO 31 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 33 TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........95 97 96 93 90 87 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........ TEMP............44 43 42 41 43 43 RH..............86 85 83 79 73 70 20 FT WIND......SE 14 S 15 S 17 SW 20 SW 23 SW 21 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 35 40 35 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111105.SILOW.01/FGF