FNUS73 KBIS 071336
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELKHORN RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
836 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT LYING ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH
DAKOTA WILL SINK SOUTHWARD TODAY. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE
OVER THE BURN AREA BY LATE MORNING AND SHOULD BRING IN CLOUDS
AROUND 2000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL LIKELY BE THE
INVERSION LEVEL.  WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 60 DEGREES THE
INVERSION WILL BREAK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................44 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...ROD SKALSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.ELKHO.01/BIS