FNUS73 KFGF 102142
FWSFGF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SILO WILDFIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
342 PM CST THU NOV 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 CST ON NOVEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE RIDGE MOVES SWIFTLY TO THE EAST TONIGHT WITH A FAIRLY
WEAK TROUGH SWINGING THROUGH DURING FIRST HALF OF FRIDAY.
WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME SNOW FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS
BETWEEN SUNSET THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNRISE FRIDAY...POSSIBLY MIXED
WITH A BIT OF RAIN AT TIMES WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE STILL ABOVE
FREEZING. THEN DRY AGAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. COLD FRONT IS
SCHEDULED SOMETIME AROUND MID WEEKEND...RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS TO BE A
RELATIVELY DRY PASSAGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........69     79     86     87     84     76
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR RNSN   RNSN   RNSN
TEMP............33     32     31     30     30     30
RH..............53     56     58     66     69     75
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 7    S 10   S 12   S 12   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     20     20

.VETERANS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........65        53        42        40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............29        31        42        47
RH..............75        88        67        53
20 FT WIND......S 10G15   SW 10G15  W 12G20   W 12G20

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FORECASTER...WJB
REQUESTED BY...TROY BOSCHEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111110.SILOW.01/FGF