FNUS73 KBIS 031501
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKERT RANCH SOUTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1001 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH AND EAST...WITH LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS OF MONTANA AND
WYOMING. THIS WILL RESULT IN MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW HELPING TO
WARM TEMPERATURES INTO THE 60S. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST OVER THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT PUSH EAST INTO THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS. COOLER WEDNESDAY
BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...INCREASING AFTERNOON CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 78 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.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HEINERT
REQUESTED BY...DARRICK YSTAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.ECKER.01/BIS