FNUS73 KBIS 011359
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD TRAIL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
859 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA THIS
MORNING IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE BURN SITE DURING THE
LATE MORNING OR SHORTLY AFTER NOON. WEST WINDS OF AROUND 15 MPH
SHOULD BECOME NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECTING SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS TO FORM THIS AFTERNOON
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWER IS ALSO
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS TO NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...VINING
REQUESTED BY...UPPER SOURIS NWR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.COTTO.01/BIS