FNUS73 KBIS 291327 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN NEEDLE WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 827 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LARGE COLD UPPER AIR LOW WILL SPIN OVER NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN DAY TIME HEATING. THE CHANCES OF A SHOWER BEFORE 1700 ARE SMALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 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.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................2. CWR.................15 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................2. CWR.................24 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. LAL.................2. CWR.................61 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WETZEL REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100429.GREEN.01/BIS