FNUS73 KBIS 141329
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR 7-2...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
829 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA
TODAY. AS A RESULT...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME
LIGHT AND NORTHEASTERLY AFTER 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...SMOKE
DISPERSAL HAS A LOW CHANCE OF BEING BETTER THAN GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION.
                    OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    DECREASING TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                    20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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