FNUS73 KBIS 150938 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR POTTENGER PLOTS...MT-BCWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 438 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...W BROWN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100515.POTTE.01/BIS