FNUS73 KBIS 111059
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUGOUT FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
559 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0550 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NOW THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THE DIRECTION AND VELOCITY WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED
FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY TO MID EVENING AS
TEMPERATURES COOL AND THE NOCTURNAL LOW LEVEL INVERSION DEVELOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND................BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 22 TO 27 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........53  53  28  28  28  17  17  17  12  12  12  8   8   8
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW
TEMP............59  57  55  55  56  57  60  62  65  66  66  67  68  67
RH..............36  37  37  38  37  36  29  25  21  20  19  18  18  18
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..21  21  22  24  25  26  30  28  26  26  26  26  26  25
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  30  30  30  35  30  30  30  30  30  30  30
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 49 PERCENT.
WIND................WEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...HEINERT
REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.DUGOU.01/BIS