FNUS73 KBIS 181218 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR EDDY WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 718 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND LOW PRESSSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL PRODUCE INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE AREA TODAY. IT WILL BE SUNNY TODAY WITH SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AT IGNITION TIME. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY EARLY 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.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100518.EDDYW.01/BIS