FNUS73 KBIS 051653
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT YATES RX...BIA STANDING ROCK AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1153 AM CDT FRI NOV 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST WILL GENERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS 10-15 MPH
ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND
NICELY TODAY ALLOWING AFTERNOON RH VALUES TO FALL TO BETWEEN 25-30
PERCENT. OTHERWISE...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL BE THE NORM THIS
WEEKEND AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WEATHER OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS.

A PATTERN CHANGE WILL THEN TAKE PLACE EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BRINGS COOLER...MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES TO
THE STATE ALONG WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL.

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FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CONDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101105.FORTY.01/BIS