FNUS73 KBIS 181338
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HB-14 NATIVES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
838 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 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 20 TO 25 MPH AND 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 TO
                    25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.HB14N.01/BIS