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FNUS73 KBIS 082118
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SPOT FORECAST FOR STARK COUNTY...USFS/NDDES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
418 PM CDT SUN MAR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST
AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
REMAIN AROUND 25 PERCENT AND BEGIN INCREASING EARLY THIS EVENING
WHEN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WIND SPEED IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING, CAUSING A
QUICK SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST. THE FORECAST
TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT IS AROUND 7 TO 8 PM MDT. WIND
SPEEDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE, SETTLING AROUND 10 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL INTO THE 30S TONIGHT, WITH
HUMIDITY RISING INTO THE 60 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE. LOW CHANCES FOR
LIGHT SNOW ENTER THE FORECAST LATE TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS MONDAY
AFTERNOON WOULD LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX, OR JUST
RAIN. IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER ON MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 55 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST
BY MID AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (269300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........49 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0
TEMP............65 65
RH..............28 27
20 FT WIND DIR..W W
20 FT WIND SPD..23 21
20 FT WIND GUST.31 31
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.1 7.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.44 45
DISPR KT-FT/1K..269 279
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 15 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING, THEN
BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (256100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(21900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35 33 31 33 42 64 54 59 58 54 47 59
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 61 57 53 47 43 40 37 35 33 32 31
RH..............28 31 37 45 56 60 62 67 64 63 58 61
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 23 22 21 19 16 12 11 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.27 27 28 26 26 24 20 17 17 15 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.1 6.5 4.4 2.9 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW N N N NW NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.41 28 26 25 24 22 21 20 20 18 17 15
DISPR KT-FT/1K..256 156 101 64 33 30 25 22 26 29 27 24
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING,
BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORT-NORTHHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19500 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 67 72 72 74 87 88 89 81 88 87 83
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN RS SN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 10 10 20 20 40 30 20 50 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 29 28 27 30 31 31 32 33 33 33 34
RH..............60 63 63 65 58 56 56 58 58 58 63 64
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N E E E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW N NE SE SE SE SE S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 12
DISPR KT-FT/1K..18 16 12 14 15 15 19 20 18 19 18 17
FORECASTER...HOLLAN
REQUESTED BY...TYLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/08/26
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