FNUS73 KBIS 071152 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR ZAHL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 652 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW CLOUDS MAY BRUSH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. CWR.................31 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...LEBLANG REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090507.ZAHL_.01/BIS