FNUS73 KBIS 191539 FWSBIS Spot Forecast for Minot Spring 2024...US FWS National Weather Service Bismarck ND 1039 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 CDT on April 20. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Overall look for clear, dry, and warming conditions across the fire area this weekend. Saturday will be clear with temperatures warming into the lower 50s, and humidity values lowering into the mid 20s. Winds will be northwest and could gust near 20 mph in the afternoon. Saturday night sees northwest winds become a steady west wind, while mainly clear skies and humidity recovery near 70 percent is also expected. Sunday is mainly clear again, with some increased clouds in the late afternoon. Temperatures in the lower 60s will bring humidity values in the 20s. There will be a notable wind shift on Sunday. West winds to start the day will become southwest in the early afternoon, then mainly south mid to late afternoon. Sustained winds will generally be 10 to 15 mph while gusts remain at or below 20 mph. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 51. Min humidity........26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 10 mph increasing to 10 to 16 mph with gusts near 20 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 14 to 24 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6700 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (95600 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky (%).........16 8 7 7 9 10 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............24 25 34 41 46 48 RH..............74 74 54 37 31 29 20 ft wind......WNW 10 WNW 11 NW 13 NW 15 NW 16 NW 16 20 ft wind gust.14 15 17 19 20 10 Mix hgt (ft)....600 1100 2300 3600 4400 5000 Transport wind..W 15 W 16 W 20 NW 20 NW 22 NW 24 Dispr kt-ft/1K..8 15 40 61 78 96 .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 26. Max humidity........68 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west winds 6 to 12 mph after sunset and through the night. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 22 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph after sunset and through the night. Smoke dispersal.....Good (92100 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (3500 knot-ft) late in the night. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM Sky (%).........7 4 3 2 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 Temp............50 42 33 30 RH..............26 40 56 62 20 FT wind......NW 14G19 W 9G14 W 8G12 W 8G11 Mix hgt (ft)....4900 1900 400 400 Transport wind..NW 22 NW 15 W 12 W 12 Dispr kt-ft/1K..92 25 4 4 .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy late in the day. CWR.................0 percent. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 60. Min humidity........23 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West southwest winds 6 to 12 mph, shifting to the southwest 6 to 12 mph in the early afternoon, then becoming south 10 to 15 mph after 1500. Wind gusts in the afternoon will generally be 20 mph or less. Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 20 mph in the early afternoon, then becoming south southwest 10 to 20 mph after 1500. Wind gusts in the afternoon will generally be 25 mph or less. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3200 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (78300 knot-ft) in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM Sky (%).........2 3 6 11 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ CWR.............0 0 0 0 Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 Temp............27 37 51 57 RH..............68 49 29 24 20 FT wind......W 7G10 W 6G9 SW 8G11 S 12G18 Mix hgt (ft)....400 1300 3600 5300 Transport wind..W 10 W 10 SW 12 SSW 15 Dispr kt-ft/1K..3 11 37 70 $$ Forecaster...ANGLIN Requested by...Bela Harrington Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2411399.0/BIS .DELDT 04/19/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL bela_harrington@fws.gov