FNUS73 KBIS 051657 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR G-2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1157 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DEPARTING MID LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA TODAY. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH AFTERNOON INSTABILITY IN THIS STORMS WAKE TO TRIGGER A FEW ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AS WELL. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THIS SYSTEM PUSHES EAST...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING TOMORROW AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. A THIRD STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL BRING ANOTHER THREAT FOR SHOWERS LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FEW CRACKS OF THUNDER ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION WITH THIS SYSTEM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HEINERT REQUESTED BY...DOMINICK MARSDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090505.G2___.01/BIS