FNUS73 KBIS 031435
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON LAKE WDA...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
935 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE A LITTLE HIGH COMPARED TO IDEAL
BURNING CONDITIONS AND WEST WINDS SHOULD BE AROUND 15 MPH AT IGNITION
AND 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE AROUND 7 PM CDT...THEN SHIFT SOUTHEAST BY 10 PM. SYSTEM WILL
BEGIN IMPACTING NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AS STRONG POST FRONTAL WINDS SPREAD
ACROSS YOUR SITE TOMORROW MORNING AT AROUND 9 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.JOHNS.01/BIS