FNUS73 KBIS 051218 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR CORNELL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 718 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BRINGING SUNNY SKIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL PRODUCE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AT IGNITION WILL REMAIN GENERALLY 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110505.CORNE.01/BIS