FNUS73 KBIS 241446
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUDUBON NWR 1...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
846 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 CST ON NOVEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WESTERLY WINDS SHOULD PERSIST AT 5 TO 15 MPH UNTIL AROUND 5 PM
CST...WHEN A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ALBERTA
CLIPPER SHIFTS WINDS TO NORTHWESTERLY AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 30 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP STEADILY BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE
IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS...THOUGH MOST OF THEM WILL BE LIGHT.
THE HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WITH
ANY STRONGER SHOWERS THAT MAY DEVELOP ALONG OR BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........22 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.
RH..................100 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWESTERLY AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH AFTER 5 PM CST.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 34.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091124.AUDUB.01/BIS