FNUS73 KBIS 201249
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKEY WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
749 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
EAST AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN DAKOTAS. WINDS WILL REMAIN
OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY AT 5 TO 10 MPH...BUT MAY VARY FROM SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THIS
MORNING. SHOWERS SHOULD BE OUT OF THE AREA BY IGNITION TIME...BUT CLOUDY
SKIES MAY REMAIN THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BE AROUND 50 PERCENT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT
BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST 11 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 19 TO 28 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.HICKE.01/BIS