FNUS73 KFGF 062042 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR SILO WILDFIRE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 242 PM CST SUN NOV 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1424 CST ON NOVEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION... STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO MANITOBA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT LOCAL TIME. THE MAIN COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA...WITH GUSTY WINDS PUSHING COOLER AIR ACROSS THE AREA. HUMIDITIES REMAIN ON THE HIGH SIDE WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. EXPECT SOME LIGHT RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX INTO TONIGHT WITH INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BE EXCELLENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH. OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY...AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF. WINDS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO DECREASE INTO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 50 TO 55 PERCENT RANGE AS SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR RETURNS AHEAD OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 TO 39 MPH. TIME (CST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........92 96 95 93 WEATHER COV.....ISO SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ TEMP............40 42 40 39 RH..............83 80 77 74 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..23 23 23 22 20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 40 35 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 32 TO 40 MPH. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........92 91 90 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TSTM COV........ TEMP............38 37 37 36 35 34 33 33 32 31 31 30 RH..............73 73 72 72 71 71 71 70 73 76 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..21 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 25 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 23 TO 30 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........79 76 72 68 64 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............30 29 33 38 40 41 RH..............82 76 67 61 61 61 20 FT WIND......W 16 W 16 W 17 W 16 W 14 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...HOPKINS REQUESTED BY...LEE NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111106.SILOW.01/FGF