FNUS73 KBIS 221404 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC 36-1...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 904 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TODAY. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND RELATIVELY LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE THE RESULT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%)......... 5 5 5 5 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 59 60 61 62 62 RH..............31 29 27 25 24 24 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 6 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........19 19 14 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 49 44 42 RH..............25 44 53 67 20 FT WIND......NW 3 SE 4 SE 8 S 9 HAINES INDEX....5 3 2 1 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 11 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........13 13 1 1 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 55 69 79 RH..............70 49 35 25 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 17G20 SW 20G25 SW 15G20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120422.TNC36.01/BIS