FNUS73 KBIS 181222 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR CHASE LAKE 1...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 722 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL PRODUCE INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE AREA TODAY. IT WILL BE SUNNY TODAY WITH SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION TIME. WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND THEN SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM. THE WIND DIRECTION SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100518.CHASE.01/BIS