FNUS73 KBIS 182303
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCYRUS FIRE...NDDES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
603 PM 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...

LATEST OBSERVATION AT HETTINGER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...TEMPERATURE IS
43F WITH A RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 60 PERCENT. WIND IS NORTHWEST...SUSTAINED
AT 32 MPH WITH A GUST TO 46 MPH.

THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES SLIDING
ACROSS BUCYRUS. EXPECT A BRIEF RISE IN TEMPERATURES WITH MORE SUNSHINE
OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL AS THE TEMPERATURE
RISES THROUGH 7PM MDT. THE WIND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH
8PM...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT AROUND 18 MPH BY 9PM MDT.

EXPECT THE RED FLAG TO BE CANCELLED AT 6 PM MDT. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY FOR A COUPLE OF
HOURS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS.

.THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26F.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6PM    7PM   8PM
SKY (%).........38     29    27
WEATHER COV.....NONE   NONE  NONE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE  NONE
TEMP............47     45    44
RH..............47     49    51
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW    NW
20 FT WIND SPD..35     30    25
20 FT WIND GUST.45     40    35
CWR.............0      0     0
LAL.............1      1     1
HAINES INDEX....2      3     3

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60F.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND................WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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