FNUS73 KBIS 251540
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MANDAREE RX...THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1040 AM CDT SAT SEP 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST AS A TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. THIS WILL INDUCE THE SURFACE WIND FIELD TO TRANSITION FROM
WEST WINDS TO SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY...THEN SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT.
THE MAIN ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING TROUGH WILL BE
WELL TO THE NORTH IN CENTRAL CANADA...AND ANY SCATTERED CLOUDS
THAT FORM OR MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY WILL LIKELY BE 5000 FEET
CUMULUS OR HIGHER CIRRUS CLOUDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN
                    WEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...VINING
REQUESTED BY...MARLE BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100925.NORTH.01/BIS