FNUS73 KBIS 121246 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPPAS PLOT...MT-BCWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 746 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST FROM COLORADO AND WYOMING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY PRODUCING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE PROPOSED BURN AREA TODAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH FAR SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HOWEVER THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BURN AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........47F AT IGNITION...MAX 53F. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37F. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55F. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...SIMOSKO REQUESTED BY...W BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100512.PAPPA.01/BIS