FNUS73 KBIS 021202
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNECHT EAST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
702 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOL CONDITIONS TODAY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IN THE 35 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE...AND AN INCREASING NW WIND.
FOR THURSDAY...THE FIRE DANGER INDEX IS FORECAST TO BE IN THE HIGH
CATEGORY AT THE BURN LOCATION...WITH A STRONG SOUTH WIND AND MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........14  15  15  15  15  15  15  6   6   6   6   6   6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............29  27  28  30  31  35  37  39  41  43  42  42  39
RH..............77  88  85  78  72  56  50  42  37  36  36  36  40
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..17  17  17  17  17  17  17  22  22  22  17  17  17
20 FT WIND GUST.    20  20  20  20  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  25
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KINNEY
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111102.KNECH.01/BIS