FNUS73 KBIS 181251
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASARABA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
751 AM CDT WED APR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST
TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...WILL BECOME NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY NOON
CDT...AND SHIFT NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND EAST BY
LATE AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES AROUND 45 PERCENT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS
TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY THIS
                    MORNING...SHIFTING NORTHEAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON
                    AND THEN EAST BY LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................54 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...JASON LURA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120418.BASAR.01/BIS