FNUS73 KBIS 231715
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1215 PM CDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1050 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT WEST
LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN NORTHWEST TO NORTH
BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT REQUEST...MAX 73.
RH..................28 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10  8   7   6   6   7   8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............62  67  70  72  73  72  71
RH..............23  20  19  16  16  16  18
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..11  14  15  15  15  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.    15              15  15
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........9         6         7         4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............65        52        47        43
RH..............23        38        47        57
20 FT WIND......S 7G10    S 7G10    S 7G10    SW 7G10
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND................LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........9         8         7         5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............40        56        72        79
RH..............64        42        25        20
20 FT WIND......SW 4G5    W 6       NW 11G15  NW 11G15
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1

$$
FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...MARTI DAHLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.COTTO.01/BIS