FNUS73 KBIS 181900
FWSBIS

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1 PM 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...

1 PM MDT HETTINGER OBSERVATION...WINDS NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 38
MPH GUSTING TO 48 MPH. TEMPERATURE 42 F...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 62
PERCENT.

LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. CLOUD COVER IS BEGINNING TO
SLOWLY BREAK ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...AND EXPECT THIS
TREND TO CONTINUE. WINDS ARE LIKELY PEAKING FOR THE DAY...SUSTAINED TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WITH A WEAKENING TREND BEGINNING BY 2-3 PM
MDT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECLINE THROUGH THE
EVENING...BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT MDT. ONCE CLOUD COVER
DOES BREAK UP SOME...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL TO A
MINIMUM OF AROUND 45 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND................VERY WINDY. SURFACE WINDS NORTHWEST TO 45 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...
                    DECREASING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........76     66     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     46     47
RH..............57     51     47
20 FT WIND......NW 47  NW 44  NW 39
20 FT WIND GUST.60     60     50
CWR.............0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 92 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     22     21     23     23     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     43     40     36     32     28
RH..............49     51     57     67     72     81
20 FT WIND......NW 30  NW 22  NW 18  NW 14  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....3      3      3      3      3      3

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND................WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 11
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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