712  
FNUS73 KBIS 100904  
FWSBIS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DOG TOWN RX...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
404 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CLEAR SKIES AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE AT THE  
TIME OF IGNITION. A HIGH AROUND 60 DEGREES IS FORECAST FOR THIS  
AFTERNOON, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING AS LOW AS 28  
PERCENT. LIGHT SOUTH WIND AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING WILL  
TURN SOUTHEASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON, STRENGTHENING TO AROUND 10 TO 12  
MPH AND GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A  
LOW AROUND 38 IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, WITH  
WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERING TO A MAX OF AROUND 73 PERCENT.  
 
ANOTHER CLEAR AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED SATURDAY, WITH A HIGH  
AROUND 75 IN THE AFTERNOON AND A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND  
35 PERCENT. BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH WILL TURN  
SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE LATE MORNING, LINGERING THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS FROM 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE MORNING TURNING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND  
10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (84800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 7 5 4 8 4 9 8 10 7  
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............27 32 39 45 50 53 55 57 58 59  
RH..............78 66 54 45 36 31 30 28 29 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 7 9 9 11 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 8 10 11 14 14 15 17 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.3 2.7 4.3 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 9 10 10 15 15 17 17 20  
DISPR KT-FT/1K..3 3 10 25 38 63 67 81 77 85  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (87400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (12500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 17 13 17 22 32 25 45 36 29 36 40  
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............58 58 53 49 46 45 43 42 41 40 40 39  
RH..............32 33 39 46 51 51 55 55 57 59 62 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 11 12 11 11 10 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 4.5 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 20 20 21 21 22 21 22 20 20 20  
DISPR KT-FT/1K..87 86 22 16 18 17 19 17 17 15 13 13  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (60600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 35 42 45 47 42 36 31 32 34 35 41  
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............39 39 42 45 49 54 59 64 68 70 72 74  
RH..............70 73 73 70 66 59 53 48 44 41 38 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 9 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.4 3.1 3.9 4.3 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 18 20 20 18 17 17 17 16 15  
DISPR KT-FT/1K..11 10 13 19 25 29 32 35 46 56 61 53  
 

 
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