FNUS73 KBIS 231305 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD TRAIL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 805 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL CREATE DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. EXPECT SKIES TO BE MOSTLY SUNNY...WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH...GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW 10 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND SHIFT WEST THEN NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER 20 PERCENTILE RANGE. HIGHS WILL BE AROUND 80 DEGREES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 50 53 56 60 65 70 74 76 79 80 79 RH..............59 57 55 52 47 42 38 33 30 28 28 29 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW S S SW W W W N 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 17 14 11 9 7 7 7 9 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............77 74 67 62 60 57 55 54 53 51 49 47 RH..............30 34 45 54 58 65 70 73 75 77 83 89 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE E E SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 9 7 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................2. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........33 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............48 51 57 64 68 71 75 77 79 81 83 81 RH..............86 80 68 55 48 42 37 35 33 31 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW NW N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 6 4 3 6 7 10 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 5 5 10 15 15 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LAL.............2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...TAEGER REQUESTED BY...DARRICK YSTAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.COTTO.01/BIS