FNUS73 KBIS 041349 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PILE...TURTLE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 849 AM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS MORNING AND SWEEP SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. VERY DRY AIR AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DOWN TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL...WHILE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE SOUTHEAST IS FORECAST TO BE 35 TO 40 PERCENT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS IN WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........51 60 64 68 66 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 62 67 70 71 RH..............58 47 36 33 32 20 FT WIND......SW 3 SW 4 NW 10 NW 15 NW 20 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT. WIND................WEST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........55 54 44 37 37 38 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 61 56 54 52 50 RH..............35 47 57 61 67 76 20 FT WIND......NW 20 NW 15 W 12 W 12 W 14 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............2 2 2 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND................NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 19 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........38 43 51 56 58 61 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 52 58 62 65 66 RH..............83 75 59 50 45 43 20 FT WIND......W 15 W 20 NW 22 NW 22 NW 22 NW 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 25 25 25 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...DANIEL FALCON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120904.NORTH.01/BIS