FNUS73 KBIS 261234
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZAHL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
734 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A SUNNY SKY TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL SAG INTO FAR NORTHERN IOWA LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY TO
THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........81 AT IGNITION...MAX 90.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING SOUTH...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...KINNEY
REQUESTED BY...JASON LURA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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