FNUS73 KBIS 021250
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH ECKERT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
750 AM CDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN MONTANA TODAY SHOULD
MAINTAIN A SOUTHEAST TO EAST SURFACE WIND DIRECTION. FROM THE
BISMARCK SOUNDING THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION EXTENDED TO 2500 FEET AND
WILL BREAK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 73.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090902.SOUTH.01/BIS