FNUS73 KBIS 151217
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR G18...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
717 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AT IGNITION WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST
AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH AFTER 5 PM CDT. CLOUDS WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED
AFTER 10 AM CDT. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. A STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MANITOBA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS
AND WRAP AROUND CLOUDINESS. THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA TODAY AND HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BREEZY. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.G18__.01/BIS