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Spot Forecast for Little Missouri...USFS
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
626 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 CDT on August 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Increasing clouds will be found today, with continued warm and dry
conditions. Winds will be light and south to southeast, while afternoon
humidity values again lower into the low to mid 20s. More clouds will
filter in tonight, while winds remain light out of the south. Humidity
recoveries will be near 70 percent. An isolated shower is possible near
the fire area later in the night. Friday will see mostly cloudy skies
with a slight chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms. Temperatures
will remain in the 80s, with afternoon humidity values raising slightly
into the mid to upper 30s. Winds will remain light and mainly southeasterly.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......9900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3800 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (63000 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........34  37  39  37  36  34  39  45  50  53
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............55  61  69  74  78  82  84  85  85  85
RH..............74  66  57  48  40  34  31  29  28  28
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..2   2   3   5   5   6   5   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.5   6   7   8   10  11  11  12  12  12
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.6 0.9 1.9 5.1 8.3 9.0 9.5 9.7 9.9
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.9   7   7   7   7   7   8   7   7   7
Dispr kt-ft/1K..5   4   6   11  31  50  63  57  58  59

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
CWR.................2 percent.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of thunder...2 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 59.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (66000 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (4800 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........57  58  60  62  64  60  54  55  54  56  58  62
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   10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............85  83  80  76  72  69  67  65  64  62  62  61
RH..............28  31  34  37  43  47  50  54  56  60  60  62
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..6   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4
20 FT wind gust.12  11  9   8   9   9   9   9   9   8   8   7
Mix hgt (kft)...9.4 6.4 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Transp wind dir.SE  S   SE  E   SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.8   10  10  9   9   10  12  10  10  10  9   8
Dispr kt-ft/1K..66  58  13  6   6   6   7   6   6   6   5   5

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers
                    and thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds possible near any thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East Southeast 6 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3600 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (72900 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........68  81  78  63  67  75  77  78  79  79  80  80
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10
Temp............60  59  60  64  69  73  76  78  79  80  80  80
RH..............67  72  72  67  63  55  48  42  39  38  38  38
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  E   SE
20 FT wind spd..3   3   3   3   4   4   5   5   5   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.6   6   6   7   8   9   10  11  12  12  12  12
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.2 2.6 4.5 6.3 7.7 8.5 8.3 6.7
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  E   E   E   E
Transp wind spd.7   8   7   6   6   9   12  12  10  9   8   8
Dispr kt-ft/1K..4   5   4   4   6   21  43  63  73  70  58  45

$$
Forecaster...ANGLIN
Requested by...David Kannas
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520884.0/BIS
.DELDT 08/28/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL wbroyles@yahoo.com,d_kannas@yahoo.com