FNUS73 KBIS 141107 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNONBALL WILDFIRE...MT-BCWF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 607 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0555 CDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH LATE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TODAY...INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...STEVE IPSWITCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120314.CANNO.01/BIS