FNUS73 KBIS 251623 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1123 AM CDT TUE SEP 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1109 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS TO THE AREA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S...WHICH WILL RESULT IN A MINIMUM RH VALUE DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT. THIS EVENING LOOK FOR WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. LOOK FOR HIGHS TO BE EVEN WARMER WEDNESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO THE EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........66 AT REQUEST...MAX 78. RH..................42 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........38 33 20 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 70 75 75 RH..............42 31 24 24 20 FT WIND......SE 6 E 9 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........13 14 14 13 12 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 58 54 51 49 47 RH..............30 44 52 59 63 65 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 9 E 9 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80. RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........16 16 17 20 22 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 52 65 74 79 79 RH..............71 59 38 27 21 20 20 FT WIND......SE 7 S 11 S 14 S 17 S 17 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...HINTZ WFO ABERDEEN REQUESTED BY...MARTI DAHLIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120925.COTTO.01/BIS