FNUS73 KBIS 041302
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIA ROAD...TURTLE MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
802 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA WILL KEEP
A SOUTHEAST WIND ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 MPH BY
11 AM CDT AND CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON.

FROM THIS MORNINGS BALLOON RELEASE...THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION EXTENDED TO
900 FEET AND WILL BREAK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 48 DEGREES.

...2ND FORECAST BASED ON RELEASE TIME OF 1000 AM INSTEAD OF 805 AM...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL FALCON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.BIARO.01/BIS