FNUS73 KBIS 271222
FWSBIS

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 MPH WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY SOON AFTER IGNITION AND SOUTHERLY 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.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTH AT
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 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.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 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...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.SLADE.01/BIS