FNUS73 KFGF 092226
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILO WILDFIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
426 PM CST WED NOV 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1603 CST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION. OTHERWISE...EXPECT HIGH
TEMPS TOMORROW IN THE UPPER 30S AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 50
TO 55 PERCENT RANGE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT TO 10 TO 15 BY EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY.
SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 26 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (CST)      4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........77  77
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....SW  SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38  36
RH..............69  74
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-2100 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........77  78  79  79  78  77  73  66  57  48  38  30
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............34  32  30  29  28  27  27  26  26  25  25  24
RH..............79  82  89  93  97  96  85  84  84  84  84  83
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20  20

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........24     22     26     35     47     61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............24     23     28     33     36     37
RH..............83     84     73     62     55     55
20 FT WIND......NW 12  NW 10  NW 9   W 8    W 7    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...HOPKINS
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111109.SILOW.01/FGF