FNUS73 KBIS 231237
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSLAND TRAIL B...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
737 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING
TO AROUND 15 MPH...GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW 10 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND SHIFT
EAST. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER
30 PERCENTILE RANGE. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 70S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH UNTIL MID AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...JOE GUARIGLIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.GRASS.01/BIS