FNUS73 KBIS 271338
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR LABOUNTY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
838 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 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. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AT
5 MPH BY IGNITION AND INCREASE TO 15 MPH BY LATE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY IN
ADVANCE OF A RAPIDLY DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
MONTANA. 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING
                    20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.LABOU.01/BIS