FNUS73 KBIS 141235
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
735 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER NORTH DAKOTA TODAY WILL
CREATE CLEAR SKIES...AND SHIFT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS TODAY WILL BE LIGHT...BUT WINDS
ON THURSDAY WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH BEGINNING MID MORNING.
FIRE DANGER INDEX FOR THE AREA IS LOW TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND INCREASE
TO MEDIUM ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH MID MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...TAEGER
REQUESTED BY...ROD SKALSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110914.SHEEP.01/BIS