FNUS73 KBIS 231241 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDMILL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 741 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 CLEAR...WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTHWEST AND DECREASE BELOW 10 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER 20 PERCENTILE RANGE. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOWER 80S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH THIS 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 (%).........8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 47 51 55 60 67 74 75 77 80 81 79 RH..............64 62 58 52 44 36 29 26 24 21 21 23 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 14 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 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 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........5 5 5 5 5 5 16 16 16 16 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............78 75 67 62 60 57 55 54 53 52 49 47 RH..............24 27 36 44 50 58 65 66 66 67 76 84 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 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 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83. RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................2. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........31 31 31 31 31 31 35 35 35 35 35 35 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 77 79 80 83 80 RH..............83 71 59 48 42 36 31 30 27 25 23 26 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 9 9 10 11 12 14 14 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 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...JOE GUARIGLIA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120423.WINDM.01/BIS