FNUS73 KBIS 041158
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR MT  MORIAH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
658 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FAR SOUTHWEST. FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FAR SOUTH CENTRAL.

LOW PRESSURE IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN...RESULTING IN SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
MPH ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD
RANGE FROM THE UPPER 70S IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN TO AROUND 90 FAR
SOUTHWEST. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE AS LOW AS
20 PERCENT IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST...RANGING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN.

SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY OVER CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AS THE LEE-SIDE LOW MOVES EAST TOWARDS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH AT TIMES ARE FORECAST FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED AS
WELL.

CONTINUED WINDY THURSDAY WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...BUT
WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. EXPECT HIGHS IN THE 70S WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGING FROM 35 TO 45 PERCENT.

A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 81.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10
                    MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING CONTINUING
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111004.MTMOR.01/BIS