FNUS73 KBIS 021534
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAINES...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1034 AM CDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST OF NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY...RESULTING IN BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN
THIRD OF THE STATE. OVER THE BURN AREA...WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY
LIGHT NEAR IGNITION...BUT WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION. WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...HEINERT
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101002.GAINE.01/BIS