FNUS73 KBIS 241324
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR W  PETERSON...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
824 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY TODAY WITH NO PRECIPITATION. DESPITE WET GROUND
GRASSES WERE DRY...AND SO THE FIRE DANGER INDEX WAS HIGH IN PARTS OF THE
STATE...INCLUDING CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10
                    MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............39  42  44  48  51  54  56  58  59  59  58
RH..............79  67  60  54  48  45  43  40  39  40  42
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..11  11  15  16  17  17  17  17  17  17  16
20 FT WIND GUST.        20  20  21  22  23  23  23  22  21

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KINNEY
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110424.WPETE.01/BIS