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FNUS73 KBIS 231148
FWSBIS
SPOT FORECAST FOR BISMARCK PMC...USDA-NRCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
648 AM CDT WED APR 23 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
OVERCAST CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT OVER BISMARCK THIS MORNING, WITH
CLOUD COVERAGE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH NOON.
WINDS TODAY ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH, WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 34
PERCENT. GIVEN THE CONTINUED CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH MUCH OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD, SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL ONLY BE GOOD/FAIR IN THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. OVERNIGHT, HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER TO AROUND
85 PERCENT, LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND 33 DEGREES, WITH LIGHT WINDS.
ON THURSDAY, CLOUDS WILL RETURN, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AROUND 38 PERCENT. SLIGHT CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS RETURN
IN THE EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (60300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 87 84 69 62 50 39 40 33 39
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............32 37 39 43 46 48 51 53 54 55
RH..............81 72 70 60 53 47 42 39 36 35
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.4 5.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 20 20 20 18 16 15 14 10 10
DISPR KT-FT/1K..15 46 51 55 60 57 58 59 49 51
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 8
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (43900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........43 59 63 60 50 50 34 33 34 35 37 46
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 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 54 52 48 46 43 42 40 39 37 36 35
RH..............35 36 41 47 53 60 62 70 73 79 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 5.1 2.3 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
DISPR KT-FT/1K..44 31 9 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY, BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........50 62 70 70 66 78 77 76 76 75 75 75
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 30 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 34 37 41 45 48 51 53 54 55 55 55
RH..............89 89 82 73 65 58 52 46 43 41 40 39
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.8 2.8 3.6 4.4 4.8 5.1 5.5 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE E E E E NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 7 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 8
DISPR KT-FT/1K..3 3 5 5 15 22 25 27 29 33 38 35
FORECASTER...BESSON
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS SCHMIESING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2511475.0/BIS
.DELDT 04/23/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LUCAS.SCHMIESING@USDA.GOV
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