FNUS73 KBIS 041405
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTIS WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
905 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. BRISK
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THURSDAY WILL BE
A SUNNY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AS HIGH PRESSURE COVERS
THE STATE. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION. WEST-NORTHWEST
                    WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.OTISW.01/BIS