FNUS73 KBIS 181330
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HB-27...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
830 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE SUNNY BUT WINDY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER EASTERN MONTANA.  THE MORNING SOUNDING
FROM BISMARCK INDICATED THAT THE SURFACE INVERSION WOULD BREAK AT
AROUND 60 DEGREES ALLOWING STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO MOVE TO THE SURFACE.
WINDS BY NOON SOUTH BE SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. THE
FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE HIGH CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS
                    AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING EAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WALKER
REQUESTED BY...CALVIN MOLDENHAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.HB27_.01/BIS