FNUS73 KBIS 161451
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE ZAHL 6...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
951 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.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 OUT.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO
                    25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HEINERT
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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