FNUS73 KBIS 201542
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT YATES PILE BURN...STANDING ROCK AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1042 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE AXIS OF A RIDGE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS
OVERHEAD...EXTENDING FROM SASKATCHEWAN THROUGH BISMARCK AND FORT
YATES TO HURON SOUTH DAKOTA. WITH THAT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT...
10 MPH OR LESS...WITH DIRECTIONS HIGHLY VARIABLE AS THE FLOW FOLLOWS
THE TERRAIN. AM EXPECTING NO RAIN IN FORT YATES TODAY...THOUGH A
SHOWER OR THUNDERSHOWER IS POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH AND EAST THIS
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND VARIABLE IN DIRECTION.
                    BEST ESTIMATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST...GRADUALLY
                    BECOMING WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN IPSWITCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110820.FORTY.01/BIS