FNUS73 KBIS 111509
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWENSON BRIDGE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1009 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................42 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...UPPER SOURIS NWR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090511.SWENS.01/BIS