FNUS73 KBIS 141338
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR RIVER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
838 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWESTERN
ONTARIO THIS MORNING WITH A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM
SASKATCHEWAN TO EASTERN MONTANA WAS ASSOCIATED WITH SURFACE NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING AND WINDS ALOFT NORTHWESTERLY
AT 25 TO 30 MPH. HOWEVER...AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST TODAY AND
THE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE APPROACHES CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS
AFTERNOON THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND WEAKEN
A BIT...AND BECOME NORTHEASTERLY TOWARDS EVENING. WINDS ALOFT (AROUND
5000 FEET) WILL ALSO DECREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH AND BECOME MORE
NORTHERLY. OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH ONLY SOME SCATTERED HIGH
CIRRUS CLOUDS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

$$
FORECASTER...VINING
REQUESTED BY...ZAC THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.CEDAR.01/BIS