FNUS73 KBIS 231240
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS RANCH...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
740 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TWO SEPARATE STORM SYSTEMS WILL PUSH INTO THE GREAT PLAINS OVER THE
NEXT 12 TO 36 HOURS...BRINGING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TO THE STATE
MAINLY WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS
ALL BUT THE WESTERN QUARTER OF THE STATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10
                    MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
                    NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KINNEY
REQUESTED BY...ERIC ROSENQUIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100423.DAVIS.01/BIS