FNUS73 KBIS 071452
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BERGER RX...MT-BCWF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
952 AM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON SATURDAY. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE WILL CREATE
WEST-NORTHWEST 20 FT WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 25 MPH. RELATIVELY COOL HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
50S WILL YIELD MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS IN
THE 40-45 PERCENT RANGE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........71        71        48        48
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............48        52        57        59
RH..............77        63        46        43
20 FT WIND......NW 22G25  NW 22G25  NW 22G25  NW 17G25
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         3

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FORECASTER...AYD
REQUESTED BY...W  BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111007.BERGE.01/BIS