FNUS73 KBIS 181700
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCYRUS FIRE...NDDES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1200 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1100 AM MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
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...

11 AM MDT HETTINGER OBSERVATION...WINDS NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 38
MPH GUSTING TO 53 MPH. TEMPERATURE 39 F...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 70
PERCENT.

LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
LIKELY PEAK BY NOON MDT...SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
WINDS WILL BEGIN A SLOW DECREASE BEGINNING AROUND 2-3 PM
MDT...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.
SKIES WILL BE CLOUDY FOR THE LATE 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 LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND................VERY WINDY. SURFACE WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 45 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. WINDS DECREASING LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........80     76     66     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     41     46     47
RH..............70     62     51     49
20 FT WIND......NW 48  NW 47  NW 44  NW 39
20 FT WIND GUST.65     60     60     50
CWR.............0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....3      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 (%).........29     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