FNUS73 KBIS 261459 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR KNRI PILES...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 859 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL MOVE EAST TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE AREA. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........26 AT IGNITION...MAX 34. RH..................84 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37. RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...ABELING REQUESTED BY...PROSSER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110126.KNRIP.01/BIS