FNUS73 KBIS 221341
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINES...NORTH DAKOTA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
841 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE PRESCRIBED
BURN AREA AT THE CURRENT MOMENT. NO PRECIPITATION IS ASSOCIATED
WITH IT...HOWEVER WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS TROUGH...EXPECT DRIER
AIR/LOWER DEWPOINTS BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG WITH HOT
TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST DURING IGNITION TIME
TO WESTERLY BY NOON CDT BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH.

MAINLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO SWEEP THROUGH ON TUESDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS PROMPTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BE RE-
EVALUATED TODAY AS NEW DATA ARRIVES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........77F AT IGNITION...MAX 96F.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60F.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP
                    TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89F.
RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    INCREASING TO WEST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SIMOSKO
REQUESTED BY...AARON KNUDSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110822.PINES.01/BIS