FNUS73 KBIS 161257
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
757 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.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 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 40.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...JOE GUARIGLIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.MARTI.01/BIS