FNUS73 KBIS 122201
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH MARSH...MT-BCWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
401 PM CST FRI MAR 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN DAKOTAS WAS HELPING
ERODE LOW LEVEL CLOUDS FROM THE WEST. ONLY HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS WERE
FOUND OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF
MELTING SNOW TODAY AGAIN AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN HIGH.
THUS EXPECTING FOG TO SET IN AGAIN TONIGHT BUT LIKELY TO DISSIPATE
DURING THE MORNING. EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS SATURDAY 5 TO 15 MPH.
THE THREAT OF RETURNING LOW CLOUDS MAY REACH FAR WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS CLOUDS EXPECTED TO MOVE WESTWARD
FROM EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WITH THE LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST FLOW.
OTHERWISE SKIES SHOULD BE MOSTLY SUNNY AFTER FOG DISSIPATES IN THE
MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MISSING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 43.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...VINING
REQUESTED BY...W  BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100313.SOUTH.01/BIS