FNUS73 KBIS 191214 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR THIESEN MARSH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 714 AM CDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN MONTANA. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION...AND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT EAST EARLY THIS EVENING...AND TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH ONLY THIN HIGH CLOUDINESS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.THIES.01/BIS