FNUS73 KBIS 191402
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR JESSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
902 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

STAGNANT SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MONTANA AND SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES MEANS ANOTHER DAY OF SOUTHERLY/SOUTH-
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER NORTH DAKOTA. SPEEDS SHOULD BE LESS THAN
YESTERDAY...BUT STILL STRONG WITH MID-AFTERNOON SPEEDS AT 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

WIND SPEEDS IN MPH...
1200...SOUTH AT 15 GUSTS TO 20
1300...SOUTH AT 18 GUSTS TO 22
1400...SOUTH AT 19 GUSTS TO 25
1500...SOUTH AT 22 GUSTS TO 27
1600...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 23 GUSTS TO 31
1700...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 24 GUSTS TO 33
1800...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 23 GUSTS TO 34

THERE IS LITTLE SUPPORT FOR ANY WESTERLY COMPONENT OF WIND TODAY...
SO EXPECT DIRECTION TO BE AROUND 170 DEGREES FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 81.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS
                    AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100519.JESSO.01/BIS