FNUS73 KBIS 161129
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MARSH...BCWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
629 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0635 MDT 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...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN THE GRADUAL WARM UP INTO
THE 60S TODAY. LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE EASTWARD ON THE
CANADIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER SUNDAY...AND AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONTAL
PASSAGE SHOULD CAUSE A WIND SHIFT TO WESTERLY AT AROUND 15 TO 20
MPH ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NO RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED ALONG THE
FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................81 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...W  BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.NORTH.01/BIS