FNUS73 KBIS 051159 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR ZAHL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 659 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...LEBLANG REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090505.ZAHL_.01/BIS