FNUS73 KBIS 021108
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLOODPLAIN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
608 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OTHER THAN VERY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE NORTH THIS MORNING...QUIET WEATHER IS FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WEST-SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15-25 MPH ARE FORECAST ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200...WITH
WEAKER WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH TO THE SOUTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........20  20  20  45  45  45  45  45  45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............57  61  64  66  68  68  69  68  67
RH..............42  35  30  27  25  26  26  29  33
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..11  12  14  14  12  10  7   4   1
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15      10  5
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........70        70        70        70
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE    DEFNTE    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............65        55        49        48
RH..............38        59        89        86
20 FT WIND......E 1       N 11      NE 9G10   N 10
CWR.............80        80        80        80

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........51        51        41        41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............45        53        61        64
RH..............96        71        51        43
20 FT WIND......N 7G10    N 7G10    NW 9G10   W 9G10
CWR.............0         0         0         0

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FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...SKALSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.FLOOD.01/BIS