FNUS73 KBIS 261255
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHWESTERN...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
755 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA WILL CAUSE
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........18  18  18  18  18  18  41  41  41  41  41  41
WEATHER COV.....ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FST
TEMP............38  41  44  49  51  54  56  58  61  62  62  61
RH..............76  70  58  50  46  41  38  37  33  34  34  36
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   6   11  11  11  17  17  17  22  22  22
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  25  25  25  25  25  25
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...KIRK JESS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110526.NORTH.01/BIS