FNUS73 KBIS 061503
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUDUBON NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1003 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE PRESCRIBED
BURN AREA WILL PRODUCE NOTHING MORE THAN A WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST BY IGNITION TIME. HOWEVER...WITH WINDS REMAINING
WEAK...AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...A VARIABLE DIRECTION MAY
OCCUR UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON ONCE THE SURFACE TROUGH IS FURTHER
AWAY AND A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND ENSUES. OTHER THAN SOME HIGH
CLOUDS PASSING THROUGH...EXPECT A SUNNY SKY WITH LIGHT WINDS.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........76F AT IGNITION...MAX 83F.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52F.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 5
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83F.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SIMOSKO
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110906.AUDUB.01/BIS