FNUS73 KBIS 111320
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKERT RANCH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
820 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE FROM IOWA TO WESTERN ONTARIO WILL
DRIFT EAST TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE
ROCKIES. WINDS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH OR
SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL
MOVE EASTWARD INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5
 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...VINING
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090511.ECKER.01/BIS