FNUS73 KBIS 051319
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD TRAIL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
819 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT SKIES TO BECOME PARTLY SUNNY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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