FNUS73 KBIS 271458
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNRI PILES...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
858 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIGHT WINDS EARLY THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BURN AREA BY LATE MORNING. AN ALBERTA CLIPPER
WILL MOVE THROUGH ON FRIDAY. EXPECT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AFTER
SUNRISE FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 38.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29.
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO WEST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO NORTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...SKALSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110127.KNRIP.01/BIS