FNUS73 KBIS 111218
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR G4...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
718 AM CDT TUE OCT 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER EASTERN MONTANA WILL SLIDE EAST TODAY
OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR AT
THE TIME OF IGNITION...AND CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL CREATE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. SHOWERS SHOULD EXIT THE
AREA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD BE ABOVE 40
PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...TAEGER/ABELING
REQUESTED BY...JASON LURA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111011.G4___.01/BIS