FNUS73 KBIS 231216 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CRIMMINS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 716 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...A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY CAUSING SOUTHERLY WINS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO SHIFT SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND THEN RETROGRADE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND THEN NORTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING AND DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 MPH. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 19 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 48 51 55 59 63 68 71 73 76 77 76 RH..............60 57 53 49 44 40 36 32 31 28 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW W N 20 FT WIND SPD..14 17 20 21 22 22 22 21 18 14 10 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 25 20 15 10 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 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........7 7 7 7 7 7 13 13 13 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............75 72 65 60 58 55 53 52 52 51 49 47 RH..............33 37 46 55 60 66 71 74 73 75 81 87 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE SE SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 6 7 6 6 4 3 3 1 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 5 5 5 5 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 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84. RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................2. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........32 32 32 32 32 32 36 36 36 36 36 36 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 52 57 64 68 72 76 78 80 82 84 82 RH..............83 74 64 52 46 40 35 32 29 27 26 28 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 6 7 9 10 9 9 7 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 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...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.NORTH.01/BIS