FNUS73 KBIS 101919
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDMILL SOUTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
219 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A VERY WARM AND DRY DAY IS FORECAST FOR NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA ON
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE LOW TO MID 90S
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH AFTERNOON MIXING AND HEATING...MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE.
WINDS AT IGNITION WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10
MPH...INCREASING TO 15 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL ALSO SLOWLY TURN TO
WEST SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL BE HIGH ON TUESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 91.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10
                    MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...PJA
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090811.WINDM.01/BIS