FNUS73 KBIS 241700 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR MERLE CLARK FIRE...NDDES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1200 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1145 CDT ON AUGUST 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. A GUSTY SOUTHWEST WIND WILL TURN WESTERLY AND FINALLY NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SEE TABLE BELOW FOR DETAILS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH THE PROBABILITY IS LOW. EXPECT MINIMUM RH AROUND 15 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........82 AT REQUEST...MAX 90. RH..................36 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 15 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT REQUEST...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 2 PM CDT...AND NORTHWEST AROUND 5 PM CDT. SUSTAINED SPEEDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT REQUEST...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................2. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 30 29 27 25 24 20 13 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............78 82 85 88 90 90 89 88 RH..............36 31 26 22 20 17 16 15 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 21 24 25 25 24 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 64 PERCENT. WIND................NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........9 16 16 8 3 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 69 62 57 54 50 RH..............16 28 36 43 51 61 20 FT WIND......NW 22 NW 21 NW 21 NW 21 NW 15 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 25 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78. RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT. WIND................WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KINNEY REQUESTED BY...RAY DEBOER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120824.MERLE.01/BIS