FNUS73 KBIS 241217
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE ILO NWR...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
717 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A CENTRAL PLAINS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO FAR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA TODAY. ELSEWHERE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE FORECAST
ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. A NORTHERLY BREEZE WILL BE
STRONGEST OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE STATE.

CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION INCREASE AREA WIDE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
ALONG WITH A CONTINUED COOLING TREND. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINIMAL
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10
                    MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................41 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KINNEY
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100424.LAKEI.01/BIS