FNUS73 KBIS 151331 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR G-2 UNIT D...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 831 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM CDT. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH. THERE COULD BE A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THAT WANDERS INTO YOUR AREA SUNDAY...BUT MOST PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...SCHECK REQUESTED BY...JOE GUARIGLIA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100515.G2UNI.01/BIS