FNUS73 KBIS 241406
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUDUBON NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
906 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FORECAST DATA NOT HANDLING THE LOW LEVEL CLOUDS ALL
THAT WELL AS COMPARED TO SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS.
FEEL THE BURN AREA WILL REMAIN CLOUDY THROUGH NOON WITH SOME BREAKS
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN EASTERLY AT AROUND 15 MPH TO 20 MPH
TODAY. EXPECT DRY WEATHER TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........54F AT IGNITION...MAX 61F.
RH..................61F PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SIMOSKO
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110524.AUDUB.01/BIS