FNUS73 KBIS 141335
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANO...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
835 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...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 10 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. 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.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...VINING
REQUESTED BY...DARRICK YSTAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.GRANO.01/BIS