FNUS73 KBIS 231321 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSON WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 821 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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 AROUND 10 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND SHIFT WEST THEN NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER 20 PERCENTILE RANGE. HIGHS WILL BE AROUND 80 DEGREES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 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) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 51 55 59 65 71 75 77 80 81 79 RH..............56 54 50 45 39 34 28 26 24 23 25 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 17 14 12 11 11 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 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 (%).........5 5 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............78 75 68 63 61 59 56 55 54 53 50 49 RH..............27 29 39 46 51 55 63 64 65 66 75 79 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE E SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 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....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85. RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY 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 (%).........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............50 53 58 65 69 73 77 79 81 83 85 83 RH..............77 71 60 48 42 36 31 29 26 24 23 25 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 10 11 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 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...CHAD WIMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.PETER.01/BIS