036  
FNUS73 KBIS 271117  
FWSBIS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE MISSOURI...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
617 AM CDT WED AUG 27 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON AUGUST 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY AND GENERALLY CLEAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HIGHS IN THE 80S  
WILL BRING AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S THIS  
AFTERNOON. TONIGHT, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 70S  
ARE EXPECTED. CLOUDS THEN INCREASE ON THURSDAY, WITH WARM TEMPERATURES  
IN THE 80S, AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID UPPER 20S EXPECTED.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY RETURN TO THE FIRE AREA  
THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS TODAY WILL START LIGHT AND VARIABLE. LATE THIS  
MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WINDS WILL BECOME EAST NORTHEAST  
AND REMAIN LIGHT. A LIGHT EASTERLY WIND WILL THEN BE FOUND TONIGHT.  
THURSDAY IS FORECAST TO SEE A LIGHT EAST SOUTHEAST WIND.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (71400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 6 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 7 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............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  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 54 59 67 73 78 81 83 84 85 85  
RH..............83 80 71 61 48 38 30 27 26 25 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW N NE NE NE NE N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 4 4 6 7 8 8 9 10 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.7 4.5 7.1 7.8 8.6 8.9 9.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 5 5 6 9 9 9 8 9 8  
DISPR KT-FT/1K..4 3 2 4 8 36 57 63 60 71 64  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST NORTHEAST BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (72000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (4100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 14 21 38 39 36 35 40 41 36 33 30  
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............85 84 80 75 71 68 65 63 62 60 59 58  
RH..............25 27 31 37 41 45 50 54 58 62 67 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.8 8.0 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 9 8 7 7  
DISPR KT-FT/1K..70 72 14 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (85300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........33 36 37 37 31 35 39 42 44 45 47 49  
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............56 56 57 62 69 74 78 81 83 84 84 85  
RH..............72 72 72 67 57 46 39 35 32 31 30 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.9 2.4 5.1 7.9 9.5 10 9.8 9.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9  
DISPR KT-FT/1K..4 4 4 3 6 19 44 71 84 85 79 69  
 
 
FORECASTER...ANGLIN  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID KANNAS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2520626.1/BIS  
.DELDT 08/27/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL D_KANNAS@YAHOO.COM,WBROYLES@YAHOO.COM  
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