FNUS73 KBIS 171432
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR P-PINES UNIT B RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
932 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST SASKATCHEWAN
WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER...INTO SOUTHEAST
SASKATCHEWAN BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTH OF THIS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM...OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTH
TO WEST. EARLY THIS MORNING...WINDS ARE SOUTH TO SOUTH SOUTHEAST
OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AT 15 TO 20 MPH. BY IGNITION TIME
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL
SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST FROM 1200 MDT TO 1500 MDT. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER 1700 MDT
TO 10 TO 15 MPH. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. IT WILL BE
PARTLY SUNNY WITH FILTERED SUNLIGHT FROM HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING
                    WEST AROUND 20 MPH BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500 MDT.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...BETH CARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090517.PPINE.01/BIS