FNUS73 KBIS 161244 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR 8-3...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 744 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BROAD HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL SLIDE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI BY THIS EVENING. AS THIS OCCURS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS SHOULD BECOME WESTERLY...THEN WEST SOUTHWESTERLY BY THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARD ON THE CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER SUNDAY...AND WINDS SHOULD BECOME WESTERLY LATE EVENING IN RESPONSE TO THE LOW PASSING TO THE NORTH. NO RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...SCHECK REQUESTED BY...ERIC ROSENQUIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090516.83___.02/BIS