FNUS73 KBIS 181320 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLF COURSE NATIVES...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 820 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MONTANA WILL KEEP THE DAKOTAS IN SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW TODAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH AND A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN BACKING OFF BY 730 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION... OTHERWISE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH- SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...SCHECK REQUESTED BY...JOE GUARIGLIA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100518.GOLFC.01/BIS