FNUS73 KBIS 181501 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCYRUS FIRE...NDDES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1001 AM CDT THU OCT 18 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 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... 9 AM MDT HETTINGER OBSERVATION...WINDS NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 36 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. TEMPERATURE 39 F...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 PERCENT. SOME LIGHT DRIZZLE HAS BEEN NOTED IN THE DICKINSON AREA BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM MDT...THEREFORE...CANNOT RULE OUT BRIEF LIGHT DRIZZLE IN THE BUCYRUS AREA THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...ANY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE A TRACE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND PEAK BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM MDT...SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN A SLOW DECREASE BEGINNING AROUND 3 PM MDT...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME SUNSHINE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AFTER 3 PM MDT. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 45 PERCENT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND................VERY WINDY. SURFACE WINDS INCREASING SLIGHTLY DURING THE MORNING...SUSTAINED AROUND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. WINDS DECREASING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........89 84 67 53 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 38 41 46 47 RH..............76 70 62 51 49 20 FT WIND......NW 46 NW 47 NW 47 NW 44 NW 42 20 FT WIND GUST.60 65 65 60 55 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND................BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 27 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........14 17 21 23 23 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 41 38 34 29 25 RH..............51 53 59 75 85 92 20 FT WIND......NW 30 NW 22 NW 18 NW 12 NW 11 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.40 30 20 15 15 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND................WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...AYD REQUESTED BY...AMY ANTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121017.BUCYR.01/BIS