FNUS73 KBIS 161511
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUDUBON NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1011 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10AM CDT TO 10 PM CDT...

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUOUSLY GROW STRONGER THROUGH THE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 MPH AND 35MPH...THUS
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. EXPECT SUNNY
SKIES TODAY...WINDY CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59F AT IGNITION...MAX 66F.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........1   3   3   3   3   3   3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  62  64  65  66  66  65
RH..............39  32  30  29  28  27  27
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..28  33  33  33  33  33  33
20 FT WIND GUST.35  40  40  40  40  40  40
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1
HAINES INDEX....3   3   3   3   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SIMOSKO
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110516.AUDUB.01/BIS