FNUS73 KBIS 171228 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR P-PINES...MEDORA RANGER DISTRICT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 728 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 20 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND DURING THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. 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 DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATER IN THE MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HEINERT REQUESTED BY...JESSE OLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100517.PPINE.01/BIS