FNUS73 KBIS 291424
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR STATE PARK...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
924 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE ENCOMPASSING MOST
OF MONTANA...WYOMING...NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WILL BRING A CONTINUED
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE PROPOSED
BURN AREA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TIMING OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE
DIFFICULT...HOWEVER THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL
RESIDE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AS COLD AIR
ABOVE THE GROUND COMBINED WITH SOME SUNSHINE AND HEATING IN THE
LOWEST LEVELS PROVIDES FOR GREATER INSTABILITY AND SHOWER THREAT.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY LIGHT UP TO 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........56F AT IGNITION...MAX 63F.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST TO 15 MPH IN AND AROUND ANY
                    RAIN SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35F.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................38 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SIMOSKO
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100429.STATE.01/BIS