226  
FNUS73 KBIS 201955  
FWSBIS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN CREEK EAST RX...ND GAME & FISH DEPT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
255 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT,  
MAINTAINING A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY THROUGH TOMORROW ALONG WITH ABOVE  
NORMAL TEMPERATURES. LIGHT WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BECOME  
MORE SOUTH/SOUTHEASTERLY FOR WEDNESDAY, WITH A FEW HIGHER WIND  
GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 3PM 4PM  
SKY (%).........8 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0  
TEMP............72 71  
RH..............34 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6  
DISPR KT-FT/1K..9 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM  
SKY (%).........4 17 24 22 32 38 36 36 22 14 10 10  
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............68 63 56 53 50 48 45 44 42 41 40 38  
RH..............41 47 61 71 80 87 91 92 92 93 86 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 9 10 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 10  
DISPR KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
10 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM  
SKY (%).........5 5 11 6 6 12 14 15 28 18 21 14  
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............37 36 35 37 43 49 55 59 63 66 67 68  
RH..............89 85 91 92 93 76 62 53 45 44 42 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 3 5 7 8 9 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 6 7 7 9 12 14 15 17 17 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 8 10 12 12 13 13 13 13  
DISPR KT-FT/1K..4 3 3 3 3 9 12 17 22 26 27 26  
 
 
FORECASTER...HEINERT  
REQUESTED BY...JUDD JASMER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624176.0/BIS  
.DELDT 10/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JJASMER@ND.GOV  
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