FNUS73 KBIS 201149
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAWKSNEST WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
649 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TODAY...ALONG WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EAST AND DEVELOPING
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO OUR WEST. THE RESULTANT WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE MID 20S...COMBINED WITH
BREEZY WINDS AND DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S...WILL RESULT
IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR TODAY. RIGHT NOW CONDITIONS
ARE MARGINAL FOR FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING.
                    WIND SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH AT IGNITION AND INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...KIRK JESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.HAWKS.01/BIS