FNUS73 KBIS 171353
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR CCC NORTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
853 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND LEE TROUGHING IN THE NORTHERN
HIGH PLAINS WILL KEEP NORTH DAKOTA ENGROSSED IN SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE WILL BE A DIURNAL PATTERN TO
WINDS...AS USUAL...SO NEARLY CALM MORNING WINDS WILL BE INCREASING
TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH BY 10 AM CDT EACH DAY. AFTERNOON/EVENING GUSTS
TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
WILL ACT TO KEEP CONDITIONS RATHER DRY THROUGH THE WORK WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...JOE GUARIGLIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.CCCNO.01/BIS