FNUS73 KBIS 151339
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUDUBON NWR...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
839 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES PUSHES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PLAINS. IT WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING
CLOUDINESS THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 MPH THIS
MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6
PM CDT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH THIS
EVENING AND DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH
                    A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100515.AUDUB.01/BIS