FNUS73 KBIS 161450
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HB-37...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
950 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW HAS BEEN VARIABLE FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
AND CALM TO 5 MPH ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE HAS BUILT INTO THE MONTANA/NORTH
DAKOTA/SASKATCHEWAN TRISTATE...AND IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE EASTWARD
INTO NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
LIKELY REMAIN CALM TO 5 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 10 MPH AND
NORTHEASTERLY BEING THE FAVORED DIRECTION AFTER NOON AT YOUR SITE.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY DIP INTO THE 20S PERCENT WITH PEAK
HEATING...DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH DRY AIR CAN MIX DOWN THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........78 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...JASON MELIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090916.HB37_.01/BIS