FNUS73 KBIS 041338
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNISPEL RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
838 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT LOCATED IN EASTERN MONTANA AT 8 AM
CDT WILL MOVE EAST TODAY BRINIG A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FORCASTED FRONTAL POSITION
OVER THE BURN AREA WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 4 PM CDT. AT THIS TIME
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.
THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION IS 50 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH AROUND 4 PM
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................31 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...BETH CARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.KNISP.01/BIS