FNUS73 KBIS 091254
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FACE...THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
754 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0740 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE IN SASKATCHEWAN AND HIGH
PRESSURE OVER WYOMING WILL BRING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE FIRE
AREA. WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST AFTER SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........42 AT REQUEST...MAX 50.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 30 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT REQUEST...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...MARLE BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100409.FACE_.01/BIS