FNUS73 KBIS 171300
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLOTS...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
800 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MAINLY DRY AND
MILD WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS OVER THE NEXT TWO
DAYS. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK
WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE WEST. THESE WINDS
WILL BECOME SOMEWHAT GUSTY FROM THE LATE MORNING HOURS INTO THE
EARLY EVENING EACH DAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION.
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST
                    TO NEAR 20 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HEINERT
REQUESTED BY...SKALSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.PLOTS.01/BIS