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SPOT FORECAST FOR RYDER FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
124 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1158 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...DRY...WARM...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
EXPECT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT.
DESPITE A LULL IN THE WIND SPEEDS FROM AROUND SUNSET UNTIL MIDNIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE
ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEREAFTER...WINDS WILL GROW STRONGER THROUGH
THE DAY TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58F.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND................BREEZY. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT EXPECT WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH.

TIME (MDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35  27  23  26  31  23  22  31  36  41  46  49  46  40  34  27  21
WEATHER COV.....                    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............84  85  86  88  87  86  82  77  73  70  69  68  66  64  62  60  58
RH..............19  17  17  15  15  16  21  28  38  44  44  45  50  58  62  67  69
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  S   S   S   S   S   SW  W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..28  26  25  24  21  18  15  11  10  10  11  14  17  21  24  28  31
20 FT WIND GUST.30  30      25  25  20                      15  20  25  25  30  35

$$
FORECASTER...SIMOSKO
REQUESTED BY...ANDY RANDALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130513.RYDER.01/BIS