FNUS73 KBIS 151240
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
740 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE LEE OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL CREATE
GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE NORTH UNIT TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE
FROM LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY 10 PM CDT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT AND WINDS WILL
DECREASE THIS EVENING THOUGH REMAIN SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT
AND AGAIN INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS
                    AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH
                    ...INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...SKALSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110915.SHEEP.02/BIS