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FNUS73 KBIS 080023
FWSBIS
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANT COUNTY...NDDES WATCH CENTER/COUNTY EM/IC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
723 PM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 CDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
CLEAR, BUT SMOKY SKIES TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING
ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN REMAIN SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH OVERNIGHT AT 5 MPH
OR LESS. SUNNY AND HAZY ON SATURDAY WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING AND THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY, BECOMING LIGHT
AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55
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............75 71 68 65 63 61 60 59 59 58
RH..............33 39 50 65 67 72 75 75 75 77
20 FT WIND DIR..N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW E E SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 12
DISPR KT-FT/1K..8 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AND HAZY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING AND
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON (AFTER 3 PM).
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 13
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (101200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........55 55 49 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 67 82 90
RH..............80 65 41 31
20 FT WIND......SE 6G9 S 9G14 S 10G15 S 7G13
MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 2600 7000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 14 S 12 W 9
DISPR KT-FT/1K..4 9 26 56
FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...TYLER KREIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619188.0/BIS
.DELDT 08/07/26
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