FNUS73 KBIS 181403
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR VAN HOOK RX...THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
903 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL
LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS (5 TO 15 MPH) ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...CURRENTLY
MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 83.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BIRK
REQUESTED BY...MARLE BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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