FNUS73 KBIS 171414 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR HB-6...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 914 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM CDT AS THE SURFACE LOW PASSES TO THE SOUTH. LOW PRESSURE WILL ALSO GENERATE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM CDT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........96 92 92 92 92 92 92 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............43 45 46 47 48 48 48 RH..............70 69 67 65 63 63 63 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 12 12 14 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 15 CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 40 40 LAL.............1 2 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........81 81 64 64 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............47 39 35 31 RH..............65 89 92 96 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 11 NW 10 NW 9G10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 59 51 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 37 43 46 RH..............92 70 53 40 20 FT WIND......NW 9G10 N 11 N 7G10 NE 11 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...CALVIN MOLDENHAUER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120417.HB6__.01/BIS