FNUS73 KBIS 121224
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCLEAN NWR 1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
724 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DISORGANIZED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
WILL SLIDE EASTWARD AND INTENSIFY RATHER SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. MEANWHILE...ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS SHOULD CLEAR UP AND
ALLOW FOR WARMING AND SUBSEQUENT DESTABILIZATION OF LOWER LEVEL
ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR YOUR BURN SITE LATER THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5
                    MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................4.
CWR.................58 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................52 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090512.MCLEA.01/BIS