FNUS73 KBIS 281246 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR HOFFMAN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 746 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS MAY PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................2. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...BIRK REQUESTED BY...KIRK JESS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090528.HOFFM.01/BIS