FNUS73 KBIS 071228
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWANSON WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
728 AM CDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS WILL MOVE EAST
TODAY AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO EASTERN MONTANA. THIS
WILL PRODUCE SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE SOUTH SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING AND SHIFT A SOUTH SOUTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.SWANS.01/BIS