FNUS73 KBIS 121344 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR N WILLIAMS...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 844 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN AND MANITOBA AND LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NEBRASKA WILL KEEP A NORTHERLY COOL WINDFLOW OVER THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........64 64 64 64 64 59 59 59 59 59 59 TEMP............43 44 46 48 49 51 52 52 53 53 52 RH..............79 76 68 58 56 54 52 52 50 50 52 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47. RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...ABELING REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110512.NWILL.01/BIS