FNUS73 KBIS 251456
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEDLUND...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
956 AM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND AND CLEAR SKY TODAY. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY...WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF
15 TO 25 PERCENT...TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S...AND A SOUTHWEST WIND AT
15 TO 25 MPH.

AT NOON CDT THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 75 DEGREES WITH WINDS SOUTH
5 TO 10 MPH AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 40 PERCENT.

AT 4 PM CDT THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE NEAR THE MAX IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS
WILL BE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR THE
AFTERNOON LOW AT 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
                    WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090925.HEDLU.01/BIS