FNUS73 KBIS 131235
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NELSON WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
735 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY STAY JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE BURN SITE TODAY. EXPECT A
NORTHERLY WIND AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD
DURING THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE WIND GOES LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH IN THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
                    TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KINNEY
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100513.NELSO.01/BIS