FNUS73 KBIS 180455
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCYRUS FIRE...NDDES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1155 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2325 CDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 42 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 62 MPH. NOT A LOT OF CHANGE
IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG WINDS
CONTINUING. THE WIND WILL SLOWLY DECREASE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED
FLAG WARNING WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY WINDY.
TEMPERATURE.........41F AT REQUEST...MIN 35F.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS NORTHWEST AT 42 MPH AND GUSTS TO 62 MPH AT
                    REQUEST...EXPECT CONTINUED NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
                    45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. VERY WINDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49F.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND................STRONG WINDS. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SIMOSKO
REQUESTED BY...AMY ANTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121017.BUCYR.01/BIS