FNUS73 KBIS 241347 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR NATWICK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 847 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. ITS AFFECT ON THE NORTHERN PARTS OF NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. A NORTHERLY BREEZE OVER THE ENTIRE STATE WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE STATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 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. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................16 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WETZEL REQUESTED BY...DOMINICK MARSDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100424.NATWI.01/BIS