FNUS73 KBIS 251346 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR 87A LOOP...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 846 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW...WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE THAT ANY ONE LOCATION WILL RECEIVE A SHOWER. THE FIRE DANGER INDEX FOR THE AREA IS IN THE HIGH CATEGORY TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM TEMP............43 45 49 53 57 60 63 64 65 66 66 RH..............76 73 70 62 53 43 38 32 30 35 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 17 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KINNEY REQUESTED BY...DARRICK YSTAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110425.87ALO.01/BIS