FNUS73 KBIS 041345
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWANSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
845 AM CDT MON OCT 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTHEAST AND LOW PRESSURE TO OUR
WEST WILL MAINTAIN A DECENT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE
TODAY...RESULTING IN BREEZY SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS FROM LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

FOR TUESDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AS A SURFACE COLD
FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE STATE. THIS WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR AROUND THE BURN AREA AROUND THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE
DRY...ALTHOUGH INCREASING CLOUDS IS FORECAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    WEST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...HEINERT
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101004.SWANS.01/BIS