FNUS73 KBIS 141913
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR EMMONS CO WILDFIRE...EMMONS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
213 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1404 CDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON
WILL RANGE FROM 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST.
THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER SUNSET...THEN RAPIDLY
DROP TO LESS THAN 10 MPH BY 11 PM. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
BE AROUND 17 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RISE TO OVER
80 PERCENT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.  WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 10 TO 19 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........7   7   6   9   15  18  18  17  16  18  23  25  25  26  26  29  36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............75  76  78  77  76  73  69  64  59  56  53  52  51  50  48  48  48
RH..............19  18  17  17  18  21  25  32  40  49  57  63  67  70  75  81  84
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   NW  NW  W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..39  41  42  43  42  33  30  21  15  11  10  7   6   4   4   4   6
20 FT WIND GUST.50  50  55  55  55  45      25              10      5   5   5
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

$$
FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...EMERGENCY MANAGER MARY SENGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130514.EMMON.02/BIS