FNUS73 KBIS 111326
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDMILL SOUTH-2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
826 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...

LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CANADA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE U.S. PLACE NORTH DAKOTA IN THE
MIDDLE...AND WELL AWAY FROM ANY PRECIPITATION. THESE HOT AND DRY
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS SEEM FITTING FOR THIS SIXTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY
OF SMOKEY THE BEAR. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 15 MPH SHOULD COME
AROUND TO WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO NEAR 20
PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 92.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63.
RH..................MAX 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 93.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 20
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090811.WINDM.02/BIS