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FNUS73 KBIS 191219
FWSBIS
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHNELL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
719 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE FORECAST TO WARM INTO THE 50S WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO AROUND 35 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS ARE
FORECAST AROUND 7 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF
THE SOUTH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE FORECAST TO
BE FAIR AROUND 60 PERCENT.
EARLY THIS COMING WEEK TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO WARM UP INTO THE 70S
MONDAY AND UPPER 70S TUESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO
BE AROUND 28 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE OUT
OF THE SOUTH MONDAY MORNING AROUND 15 MPH VEERING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
BY THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. MONDAY NIGHT
WINDS WILL VEER OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEAST BY EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. MONDAY NIGHT OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE FORECAST TO BE EXCELLENT
AROUND 85 PERCENT. TUESDAY, WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
PICK UP BY OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........11 8 6 3 3 3 2 1 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............15 18 25 35 38 41 44 46 48 49
RH..............92 80 69 59 52 46 41 38 37 36
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.2 1.9 2.2 2.8 3.1 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10
DISPR KT-FT/1K..2 5 10 11 14 19 25 27 31 37
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 3 5 8 10 13 21 28 29 30 28 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 49 47 43 40 38 37 37 36 36 37 37
RH..............37 37 42 51 59 62 62 62 63 62 62 63
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 11 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 18 20 20 21 22 24 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 23 24 24 23
DISPR KT-FT/1K..37 34 8 7 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 12
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 11 TO
12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 16
TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (83000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO GOOD (90500 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
(127800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 27 38 50 40 30 22 13 12 10 9 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 37 40 45 50 56 62 67 70 71 71 71
RH..............64 65 60 51 46 40 35 31 29 28 28 29
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 11
20 FT WIND GUST.24 22 21 21 20 19 18 17 17 17 17 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.3 4.9 6.0 7.1 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 21 18 18 16 16 18 20 21 21 18
DISPR KT-FT/1K..10 9 7 7 10 15 25 52 83 108 128 91
FORECASTER...JOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...NATE WIEDOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610714.0/BIS
.DELDT 04/19/26
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