FNUS73 KBIS 041226
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH HB...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
726 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25
TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING AS THE LOW LEVEL
INVERSION BREAKS AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WORK DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THESE
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO AROUND
15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN SITE.
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AS IT
MOVES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 15 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE TENTH OF
AN INCH...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THUNDERSTORMS. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AROUND 42 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WILL RECOVER TO AROUND
90 PERCENT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.NORTH.01/BIS