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FNUS73 KBIS 051248
FWSBIS

Spot Forecast for Schnell...BLM
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
748 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on May 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Cooler temperatures with some breezy northwest winds will be found today.
Afternoon humidity values may be as low as around 30 percent today. Mostly
cloudy skies this morning will give way to some clearing this afternoon. An
isolated rain shower is possible today, although chances for a wetting rain
are very low. Tonight, north winds will diminish while mainly dry conditions
remain. Lows are forecast below freezing. Wednesday is forecast to be slightly
warmer with lower humidity values in the 20s. A steady northerly wind can
also be expected, along with mainly dry conditions.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy.
CWR.................1 percent.
Chance of pcpn......5 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 46.
Min humidity........31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph. Gusts up to 28
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 25 mph Gusts to 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (28600 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to very good (140600
                    knot-ft) to excellent (163700 knot-ft)
                    in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........29  17  13  29  46  59  60  67  69  65
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............36  39  42  42  41  42  43  44  45  45
RH..............56  50  41  36  34  33  32  32  31  31
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N
20 FT wind spd..11  14  15  16  16  16  16  17  16  16
20 FT wind gust.14      18  20  22  24  22  24  22  21
Mix hgt (kft)...1.8 3.9 5.5 6.5 6.7 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.6
Transp wind dir.N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N
Transp wind spd.18  24  25  25  24  23  23  23  24  22
Dispr kt-ft/1K..29  83  121 142 141 142 143 152 164 145

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly to mostly cloudy.
CWR.................1 percent.
Chance of pcpn......2 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 25.
Max humidity........71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 6 to 15 mph shifting to the
                    northwest around 5 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest around 7
                    mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good (134200 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to good (97400 knot-ft) late in the
                    night decreasing to poor (1700 knot-ft) overnight.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........59  59  76  64  54  45  36  31  29  26  26  26
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............44  43  41  38  35  33  31  31  29  28  26  26
RH..............32  32  37  42  47  51  58  58  60  63  71  68
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT wind spd..15  14  12  11  9   8   6   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.21  20  17  14  14  12  10  9   9   9   9   9
Mix hgt (kft)...7.5 7.0 6.1 2.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.21  20  18  16  14  10  9   9   7   7   7   7
Dispr kt-ft/1K..134 120 97  31  14  9   7   6   3   2   2   2

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny to partly cloudy.
CWR.................1 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1700 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to very good (116400 knot-ft)
                    in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........25  20  31  29  26  29  31  34  36  39  41  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............26  27  29  34  39  42  44  46  48  50  51  52
RH..............71  68  63  51  44  39  35  32  30  27  26  24
20 FT wind dir..W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..6   6   7   8   10  11  12  12  12  11  11  11
20 FT wind gust.9   10  11  13  14  15  17  18  18  18  18  18
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.3 1.5 3.4 5.2 6.1 6.5 6.6 7.2 7.7 8.0 8.5
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
Transp wind spd.7   7   9   13  15  16  15  15  16  17  18  18
Dispr kt-ft/1K..2   2   12  36  68  83  86  86  101 116 128 139

$$
Forecaster...ANGLIN
Requested by...Nathaan wiedow
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612756.0/BIS
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nwiedow@blm.gov