FNUS73 KBIS 161226
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP LONGHORN RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
726 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND
A NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN CENTRAL MONTANA WILL CREATE
A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. SOUTH WINDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL PEAK MID AFTERNOON IN THE 20 TO 30
MPH RANGE...SLOWLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY 7 PM CDT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
                    TROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................58 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...SKALSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110916.SHEEP.02/BIS