FNUS73 KBIS 271316
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR 8-3...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
816 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL GRADUALLY
SLIDE EASTWARD TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5  TO 10 MPH WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND 2 PM CDT AND SOUTHEAST AT 10-12 MPH BY LATE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY IN
ADVANCE OF A RAPIDLY DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. GUSTS
TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE
FROM RAIN/SNOW MONDAY SHOULD HELP TO KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE
30 PERCENT TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS UP TO 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST AT
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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