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FNUS73 KBIS 091354
FWSBIS
SPOT FORECAST FOR MINOT PILE 20226...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
854 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE EAST TO SOUTHERN
MANITOBA BY EARLY THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. TONIGHT EXPECT EASTERLY
WINDS THAT GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM NORTHEAST EARLY EVENING TO SOUTHEAST
LATE IN THE EVENING WITH WINDS SPEEDS MAINLY 6 TO 12 MPH. AFTER
MIDNIGHT EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS, INCREASING A LITTLE TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A FLURRIES OR A BRIEF SNOW SHOWER
TONIGHT. MAX HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 85 TO 90 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT.
ON TUESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING WILL SHIFT
WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 40 PERCENT. WINDS WILL
REMAIN NORTHWEST TUESDAY EVENING. MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12 TO
15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........91 92 87 82 78 76 74 72 73 75 76 71
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............29 28 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
RH..............53 55 62 65 68 71 71 71 74 77 81 81
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.8 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E SE E SE S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 14 14
DISPR KT-FT/1K..15 12 10 8 7 7 8 9 10 11 15 15
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (65100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........66 59 56 53 52 50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............23 23 27 33 37 39
RH..............84 77 71 56 46 40
20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 S 10 SW 9 W 12 NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 17 15 15 18
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1600 1700 2300 3300 3800
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 16 W 17 W 17 W 18 NW 20
DISPR KT-FT/1K..16 22 25 34 53 65
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........54 52 54 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 29 23 21
RH..............46 69 84 84
20 FT WIND......NW 8G12 N 6G10 NW 5G9 NW 5G10
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 200 500 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 15 N 10 N 9 N 10
DISPR KT-FT/1K..20 2 4 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (86300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........44 25 30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............21 25 34
RH..............84 71 47
20 FT WIND......NW 6G10 W 7G13 W 10G17
MIX HGT (FT)....200 800 4500
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 W 10 W 14
DISPR KT-FT/1K..2 7 56
FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...BELA HARRINGTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605169.0/BIS
.DELDT 03/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BELA_HARRINGTON@FWS.GOV
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