FNUS73 KBIS 131640
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH SEGMENT...THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1140 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND
WILL LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN DRY WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

INCREASING CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN FORECAST SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
LOOK TO IMPACT THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                    TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...MARLE BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110813.NORTH.01/BIS