FNUS73 KBIS 051251
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR OTIS WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
751 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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
AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AT IGNITION
WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.OTISW.01/BIS