FNUS73 KBIS 061310 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR DAM 96 EAST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 810 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL IN EASTERN MONTANA WILL KEEP A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA. RED FLAG WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE POSTED FOR AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................3. CWR.................50 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WETZEL REQUESTED BY...DARRICK YSTAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111006.DAM96.01/BIS