FNUS73 KBIS 161602
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR BEARS...THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1102 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH
DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN IOWA BY
SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE PRESCRIBED BURN
AREA...AND WILL BECOME BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BOTH
TODAY AND TOMORROW AS THE ATMOSPHERE MIXES AND DRIES OUT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 TO 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 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.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HEINERT
REQUESTED BY...MARLE BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.FOURB.01/BIS