FNUS73 KBIS 121343
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOL...TURTLE MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
843 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0832 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. WESTERLY WINDS UP
TO 35 MPH ARE FORECAST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200.

A BREAK IN THE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. WHILE
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT REQUEST...MAX 63.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS WEST AT 19 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 23
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT REQUEST...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........11     9      9      9      9      9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     54     58     61     63     61
RH..............54     32     27     22     21     22
20 FT WIND......W 22   W 26   W 31   W 32   W 33   W 28
20 FT WIND GUST.       30     35     40     40     30
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

$$

FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT CRISSLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.COOL_.01/BIS