FNUS73 KBIS 131757 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR COTEAU09...BADGER CREEK WILDFIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1157 AM CST FRI NOV 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE FRIDAY WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT...THEN ANOTHER WEAK HIGH WILL PUSH INTO THE STATE FROM THE WEST SATURDAY. NO REAL STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO LINK UP WITH DURING THE DAYTIME SATURDAY...SO EXPECT WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...PERHAPS GOING SOUTHWEST AT TIMES. MAINLY MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE SCATTERED AT 8000 FEET OR HIGHER EARLY AFTERNOON...AND CLEARING SKIES FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 41. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH VARYING TO THE SOUTHWEST. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...VINING REQUESTED BY...W BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091114.COTEA.01/BIS