FNUS73 KBIS 261516 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1015 AM CDT WED SEP 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0852 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN DAKOTAS. THIS WILL PRODUCE A SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH FLOW TODAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO AROUND 5 MPH AND SHIFT TO THE WEST BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM MDT. IT WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AROUND 18 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT REQUEST...MAX 83. RH..................39 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 18 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........13 16 19 23 25 30 32 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 68 74 78 82 83 83 80 RH..............41 33 27 23 21 18 19 22 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 12 12 14 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........39 50 57 60 WEATHER COV..... SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 62 57 53 RH..............25 43 53 61 20 FT WIND......SE 9G10 SE 11G15 S 10 S 9G10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82. RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................2. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........64 59 51 41 WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 63 77 82 RH..............71 52 31 23 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7G10 S 7G10 SW 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...MARTI DAHLIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120926.COTTO.01/BIS