FNUS73 KBIS 241217 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR F2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 717 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...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHERN MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN WILL KEEP A COOL NORTHEAST WIND FLOW ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 82 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 66. RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...ABELING REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110524.F2___.01/BIS