FNUS73 KBIS 071340
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR OFFICE EAST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
840 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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. CLOUDS AROUND 2000 FEET SHOULD
INDICATE THE INVERSION LEVEL. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 60
DEGREES THE INVERSION WILL SLOWLY BREAK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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