Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND
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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
340 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
NDZ015-181015-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.78N 100.76W ELEV. 1650 FT
340 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 54 73 57 66 51
TEMP 75 72 63 59 55 54 62 70 73 71 64 60 58 57 61 65 66 65 57 51 52 52
DEWPT 56 56 56 56 55 53 56 59 59 58 57 56 55 54 54 53 53 53 51 51 49 49
RH 52 57 78 90100 96 81 68 62 63 78 87 90 90 78 65 63 65 80100 89 89
WIND DIR E E NE E NE NE E NE E NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 8 10 10 9 9 5 8 9 10 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 14
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 70 50 80 50 70
QPF 12HR 0.50 0.27 0.20 0.12 0.25
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L C C C D D L L C C C C L L L L L
TSTMS L L L L L C C C D D L L C C C C L L S
DATE 05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 59 46 59 46 64 46 68 49 70
TEMP 57 57 49 47 56 58 50 47 62 62 50 48 64 66 53 51 67 68
DEWPT 49 48 46 43 44 45 45 42 43 44 44 42 44 46 47 46 50 50
PWIND DIR N N N NE NE E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 70 50 40 30 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C C C S S
TSTMS S S
$$
NDZ033-181015-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2562 FT
240 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 52 70 50 63 48
TEMP 72 69 60 56 54 52 60 66 70 68 59 55 52 50 58 59 63 62 55 52 52 48
DEWPT 53 53 54 54 53 51 55 56 55 55 53 53 52 50 51 50 51 50 48 48 48 46
RH 51 57 81 93 96 96 84 70 59 63 80 93100100 77 72 65 65 77 86 86 93
WIND DIR SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 8 11 10 10 6 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 6 9 10 10 12 13 12 11 12 14
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 80 60 50 60 70
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.14 0.14 0.16 0.26
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C D D D L L L L C C C C L L L L L L L L L
TSTMS S L L L L L L L L C C S S S S S S S S
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 57 44 56 44 63 45 65 49 68
TEMP 53 54 47 44 53 55 47 45 59 62 49 46 60 64 53 51 65 66
DEWPT 46 46 43 41 41 42 43 41 42 43 44 42 45 46 47 46 51 51
PWIND DIR N N N NE E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 50 40 20 10 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C S S S S S S
$$
NDZ044-181015-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
46.02N 102.66W ELEV. 2703 FT
240 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 52 73 50 65 48
TEMP 79 76 63 57 53 52 63 68 73 70 60 56 52 50 59 62 65 62 56 51 51 48
DEWPT 50 54 55 55 53 50 56 57 56 54 53 53 51 50 53 52 51 51 49 48 48 46
RH 36 46 75 93100 93 78 68 55 57 78 90 96100 80 70 60 67 77 89 89 93
WIND DIR S E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 6 10 12 11 8 6 8 6 6 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 12 13 12 12 14 17
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 70 60 50 60 80
QPF 12HR 0.24 0.13 0.12 0.17 0.48
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L C C C L C C C C L L L L D D D D L
TSTMS S L L L L C C C L C C S S S S S S S S
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 58 44 57 44 62 45 64 48 66
TEMP 54 56 47 45 54 56 47 45 56 61 48 47 59 63 52 49 63 65
DEWPT 46 47 45 42 41 42 43 42 43 44 45 43 47 47 48 46 52 51
PWIND DIR N N N NE E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN LT GN GN BZ BZ BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 70 50 40 20 10 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C S S S S S S S S S S
$$
NDZ011-181015-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.26N 101.29W ELEV. 1699 FT
340 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 52 67 54 64 51
TEMP 70 67 59 55 53 53 57 63 67 66 60 57 56 54 58 60 64 62 57 55 53 51
DEWPT 53 56 53 54 53 52 54 56 55 55 55 53 51 51 51 51 52 51 50 49 48 46
RH 55 68 80 96100 96 90 78 65 68 84 86 83 90 77 72 65 67 77 80 83 83
WIND DIR SE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 5 6 6 6 6 5 9 10 10 9 8 8 9 11 12 12 13 14 14 13 14 16
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 70 60 60 50 60
QPF 12HR 0.18 0.17 0.15 0.10 0.21
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L C C C C C L L C C C C L L L L L
TSTMS L L S S L C C C S S S S S S S S L L S S
DATE 05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 58 45 60 45 65 46 68 48 70
TEMP 56 58 48 46 55 60 51 46 60 64 51 48 65 66 53 49 65 69
DEWPT 46 45 42 40 41 42 42 40 42 42 42 40 43 44 45 45 50 49
PWIND DIR N N NE NE E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 50 30 20 10 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C S S
$$
NDZ037-181015-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.94N 98.69W ELEV. 1496 FT
340 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 54 71 60 66 51
TEMP 77 74 61 57 55 55 61 67 71 69 65 62 61 60 62 66 65 64 58 52 51 54
DEWPT 49 54 55 55 54 54 57 60 60 61 59 58 56 56 56 57 56 56 54 52 51 51
RH 37 50 81 93 96 96 87 78 68 76 81 87 84 87 81 73 73 75 86100100 90
WIND DIR SE E E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 9 12 12 9 10 8 8 8 9 6 8 9 8 6 8 10 11 11 12 12 12 12
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 70 40 80 50 70
QPF 12HR 0.55 0.56 0.34 0.18 0.34
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C S C C D D L L C C C C L L L L L
TSTMS C C L L C S C C D D L L C C C C L L S
DATE 05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 61 47 58 46 63 45 68 47 69
TEMP 59 58 50 47 55 57 50 47 61 61 49 47 65 65 51 49 66 67
DEWPT 53 51 48 45 47 46 45 41 45 44 42 40 43 45 46 43 49 48
PWIND DIR N N NE NE NE E E SE SE
WIND CHAR GN BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 70 60 40 30 20 10 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS L L L L C C C C S S
TSTMS S S
$$
NDZ001-181015-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.18N 103.64W ELEV. 1920 FT
340 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 50 66 49 64 50
TEMP 62 59 59 54 52 50 56 63 66 65 57 52 51 49 54 59 64 61 57 53 53 50
DEWPT 51 50 52 53 52 49 54 54 54 52 52 50 50 49 50 50 50 49 50 47 47 43
RH 67 72 78 96100 96 93 72 65 63 83 93 96100 86 72 60 65 77 80 80 77
WIND DIR SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE N N N
WIND SPD 5 9 6 8 6 5 9 10 11 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 14
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2
POP 12HR 70 70 70 60 50
QPF 12HR 0.25 0.11 0.18 0.21 0.23
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L C C C C C
TSTMS S S S S S S C C S S S S S S S S S S
DATE 05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 60 45 61 45 66 47 67 49 70
TEMP 58 58 49 46 58 60 49 46 60 65 52 48 61 67 55 50 66 69
DEWPT 44 44 42 39 40 41 42 41 42 41 42 41 45 45 46 46 50 50
PWIND DIR N N NE E E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 50 40 30 20 10 20 20 10 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S S S S S S
$$
NDZ021-181015-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.65N 101.44W ELEV. 1912 FT
340 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 51 70 51 63 50
TEMP 68 65 60 55 52 51 59 66 70 68 62 57 53 51 57 60 63 62 57 55 52 50
DEWPT 54 55 54 55 52 50 54 56 56 57 55 55 52 51 51 51 52 51 50 49 48 46
RH 61 70 81100100 96 83 70 61 68 78 93 96100 80 72 67 67 77 80 86 86
WIND DIR S E NE NE NE NE E NE E NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 3 8 8 9 10 6 10 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 16
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 80 60 60 50 70
QPF 12HR 0.36 0.14 0.19 0.10 0.19
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C D D D L C C C L L L L C C C C L L L L L
TSTMS L L C C L C C C L L S S C C C C L L
DATE 05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 57 44 58 45 64 45 66 48 70
TEMP 56 54 47 44 55 58 49 46 60 63 50 47 63 64 53 49 66 69
DEWPT 47 46 43 40 41 42 43 41 42 43 42 41 43 45 46 46 50 49
PWIND DIR N N NE NE E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 50 30 20 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C S S S S
$$
NDZ043-181015-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.19N 103.43W ELEV. 2956 FT
240 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON
MDT 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 52 72 51 63 49
TEMP 76 73 63 57 53 52 62 66 72 69 60 55 53 51 58 59 63 61 55 51 51 49
DEWPT 51 54 54 55 53 51 55 55 54 53 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 48 48 47 46
RH 42 51 72 93100 96 78 68 53 57 72 86 89 96 75 72 62 67 77 89 86 89
WIND DIR S E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NW N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 3 10 11 9 6 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 6 10 10 9 11 13 12 11 13 17
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 70 60 50 60 80
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.15 0.13 0.16 0.40
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L C L L L C C C C L L L L D D D D L
TSTMS S L L L L C L L L C C S S S S S S S S
DATE 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
MDT 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 56 44 57 43 63 45 65 48 67
TEMP 53 53 46 44 53 56 46 45 58 62 49 46 59 64 52 49 63 66
DEWPT 45 46 44 41 40 41 43 42 43 44 44 43 46 47 48 46 51 50
PWIND DIR N N N NE E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN LT GN BZ BZ BZ WY
AVG CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 70 50 40 20 10 20 20 20 20
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C S S S S S S S S S S
$$
NDZ045-181015-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.16N 100.90W ELEV. 2375 FT
340 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
DATE 05/17/13 SAT 05/18/13 SUN 05/19/13 MON
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 54 73 56 66 49
TEMP 76 73 62 59 55 54 62 71 73 71 64 60 58 56 62 66 65 65 58 50 52 49
DEWPT 54 55 56 56 55 54 58 60 59 59 58 57 56 55 55 55 54 53 51 50 50 49
RH 46 53 81 90100100 87 68 62 66 81 90 93 96 78 68 68 65 77100 93100
WIND DIR E E E E E NE NE E NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 6 10 10 10 6 5 5 6 9 6 5 5 8 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 14 16
CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR 60 30 70 50 80
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.32 0.16 0.15 0.45
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C C C C L L L L C C C C D D D D L
TSTMS S C C C C C C C C L L L L C C C C D D S
DATE 05/20 TUE 05/21/13 WED 05/22/13 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 58 46 57 45 63 46 66 49 68
TEMP 52 57 48 47 55 56 48 46 59 62 50 47 61 65 52 51 65 67
DEWPT 49 48 46 43 44 45 45 42 43 43 45 42 45 46 47 47 51 50
PWIND DIR N N N NE NE E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN BZ GN BZ
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 70 50 40 30 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS L L C C C C C C S S
TSTMS S S
$$