FNUS73 KBIS 311235 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR PLUMELY DRAW...UD FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 735 AM CDT TUE JUL 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0608 MDT ON JULY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...AS OF 630 AM MDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA WERE MOVING OUT. CHAOTIC WINDS...MAINLY WEST 15 TO 30 MPH... WILL CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO BEHIND THE RAIN...THEN SHIFT BACK SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. CLOUDS CLEARING. SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY 10 TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MID AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES FROM MONTANA. TSCATTERED HUNDERSTORMS WITH CHAOTIC WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS TONIGHT SHIFTING NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........74 AT REQUEST...MAX 99. RH..................51 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 19 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS WEST UP TO 30 MPH...THEN SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MID AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT REQUEST...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........80 77 70 67 61 49 43 45 47 48 47 47 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............71 74 77 81 86 91 94 97 98 99 99 97 RH..............51 48 45 41 36 31 27 24 21 20 19 20 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 18 20 21 21 20 20 18 18 20 20 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 25 20 20 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 65. RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT. WIND................NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........49 48 47 46 42 34 30 29 28 27 17 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............95 89 83 79 76 74 72 71 70 68 67 66 RH..............21 25 31 36 40 43 46 49 51 57 59 63 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..20 18 17 14 12 10 9 9 9 9 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 15 15 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...JP MARTIN REQUESTED BY...ROBIN NIETO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120731.PLUME.01/BIS