FNUS73 KBIS 281431
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTEAU PRAIRIE-G2...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
931 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOWER TO MID 60S. EXPECT A DRY DAY TODAY WITH AN INCREASE IN MID
AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON
WILL RANGE IN MID TO UPPER 20 PERCENTAGE RANGE. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
EXPECTED FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........56F AT IGNITION...MAX 64F.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39F.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42F.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
CWR.................53 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SIMOSKO
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN GRAUE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.COTEA.02/BIS