FNUS73 KBIS 141147
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN NEEDLE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
647 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SURFACE FRONT OVER SOUTHERN CANADA AND HIGH
PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI WILL PRODUCE SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE
PROPOSED BURN AREA. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH AT IGNITION
AND THEN CONTINUING BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH AROUND 70F. DRY
AND WARM WEATHER CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE.........60F AT IGNITION...MAX 71F.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38F.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76F.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SIMOSKO
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.GREEN.01/BIS