FNUS73 KBIS 061346
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR PENINSULA...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
846 AM CDT WED OCT 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY...RESULTING IN CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS TONIGHT AND
STRENGTHENS FOR THURSDAY...BRINGING A RETURN OF MILD TEMPERATURES
TO THE REGION.

FOR SMOKE DISPERSAL...WINDS 3500 FEET OFF THE GROUND WILL BE
WESTERLY AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AT THEIR STRONGEST. ABOVE THIS
LAYER AN INVERSION WILL PREVENT STRONGER WINDS ALOFT FROM MIXING
DOWN TOWARDS THE SURFACE. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL THUS BE FAIR.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10
                    MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...HEINERT
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101006.PENIN.01/BIS