FNUS73 KBIS 162309
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HADDELAND...THREE AFFILIATED TRIBES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
609 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1755 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST FROM EASTERN MONTANA
AND WILL SLOW AS IT GETS INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE WEST AROUND 8 PM CDT...THEN NORTHWEST AFTER 10 PM. BECAUSE
THE FRONT IS SLOW AND IT IS EVENING...WE EXPECT THE WIND SHIFT TO OCCUR
WITH LITTLE GUSTINESS. THIS WILL ALSO BE A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT
ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER WITH NO LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY
MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........41     44     44     44     49     49     49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     65     55     50     46     43     40
RH..............31     36     47     63     71     70     79
20 FT WIND......S 15   W 11   NW 11  NW 11  NW 11  N 11   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.25     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 22   W 11   NW 11  NW 11  NW 11  N 11   N 11
EYE LEVEL WIND..25     15     15     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6      6

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EAST 20 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...MARLE BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120316.HADDE.01/BIS