FNUS73 KBIS 191335
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREENE 3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
835 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A COOL
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER
MONTANA AND WYOMING WILL KEEP EAST TO SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS
AT 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. CONSIDERABLE
CLOUDINESS AND A FEW SPRINKLES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES BY IGNITION TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BREEZY. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...DARRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.GREEN.01/BIS