FNUS73 KBIS 211342
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUDUBON NWR 1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
842 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER MONTANA
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. NORTHWEST
TO NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING 5 TO 10 MPH WILL SHIFT WEST TO
SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE
REGION. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 25 TO 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 5
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090521.AUDUB.01/BIS