FNUS73 KBIS 051221 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR G-50...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 721 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...JOE GUARIGLIA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110505.G50__.01/BIS