FNUS73 KBIS 171301
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR KITTELSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
801 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST SASKATCHEWAN WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AROUND 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW
WILL BE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM THE
SOUTHEAST TO THE WEST BETWEEN 11 AM CDT AND 2 PM CDT. AFTER 2 PM WINDS
WILL THEN SHIFT NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWER
ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF BY MID AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10
                    TO 18 MPH AROUND 1 PM CDT...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.KITTE.01/BIS