FNUS73 KBIS 061411 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR TMA BRUSH PILES...TURTLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 911 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE FROM LATE MORNING (10 AM) THROUGH MID AFTERNOON (4 PM) AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 4 PM. WITH SUCH LIGHT WINDS...LOCAL TERRAIN EFFECTS MAY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN EVENTUAL WIND DIRECTION. IT WILL BE SUNNY TODAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AROUND 35 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 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. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...DANIEL FALCON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110906.TMABR.01/BIS