FNUS73 KBIS 171346
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURTLE LAKE I WDA...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
846 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 CALM WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
AT 10 MPH BY IGNITION TIME. 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.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 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...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.TURTL.01/BIS