FNUS73 KBIS 201346
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHMEETS WPA...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
846 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 ANOTHER 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 WITH GUSTS TO 30 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...WHICH
IS SIMILAR TO THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. RIGHT NOW CONDITIONS ARE MARGINAL
FOR A RED FLAG WARNING...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THROUGHOUT THE
DAY TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY LATE EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SCHECK
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.SCHME.01/BIS