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FNUS73 KBIS 181404
FWSBIS
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PRAIRIE - KNIFE RIVER NHS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
859 AM CDT WED SEP 18 2002

***NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ***

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MOBRIDGE WILL MOVE EAST WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE LOW AS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.
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TODAY
.WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY 
.MAX TEMP...70
.MIN RH...57
.20 FOOT WIND...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH 
.TRANSPORT WIND...NORTHWEST 30
.MIXING HEIGHT...3000 FEET AGL
.SMOKE DISPERSAL...GOOD
.HAINES INDEX... 4

TONIGHT
.WEATHER...CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
.MIN TEMP...46
.MAX RH...85
 WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERY.
.20 FOOT WIND...NORTHWEST  DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH.
.HAINES INDEX... 5

TOMORROW
.WEATHER...PARTLY SUNNY
.MAX TEMP...70 TO 75
.MIN RH...29
.20 FOOT WIND...WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
.HAINES INDEX...5

***EVALUATION OF SPOT FORECAST***

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