FNUS73 KBIS 031301
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOUNDARY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
801 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA WILL FINALLY LIFT OUT
TODAY. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE SITE TODAY...
BUT ANY THAT DO PASS OVER THE AREA SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT AND SHORT-
LIVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE A LITTLE HIGH COMPARED TO IDEAL
BURNING CONDITIONS AND WEST WINDS SHOULD BE AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH AT
IGNITION. THERE MAY BE A GUST OR TWO TO 20 MPH...AND WINDS SHOULD
SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 PM CDT. FINALLY...THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BEGIN IMPACTING NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AS STRONG POST
FRONTAL WINDS SPREAD ACROSS YOUR SITE TOMORROW MORNING AT AROUND
3 AM CDT. THIS WILL CAUSE A SHIFT FROM SOUTHERLY TO WESTERLY. GUSTS
OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AND A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY FORECASTS...
1200 CDT...57 PERCENT
1300 CDT...52
1400 CDT...47
1500 CDT...44
1600 CDT...42
1700 CDT...42
1800 CDT...43

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................28 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.BOUND.01/BIS