FNUS73 KBIS 181227
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAJOR WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
727 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TODAY
WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDS WILL ALSO SHIFT FROM
WESTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS SHOULD SHIFT AT
THE BURN LOCATION AROUND NOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST
                    20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SAVADEL
REQUESTED BY...DFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.MAJOR.01/BIS