FNUS73 KBIS 251321 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR 6-1...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 821 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE HIGH CATEGORY AT THE FORECAST LOCATION TODAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN AS A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 23 MPH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREATE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 18 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING AND SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........55 55 55 55 55 49 49 49 49 49 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 56 59 62 64 66 67 67 69 68 64 RH..............83 74 69 60 54 47 45 45 42 42 46 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..15 17 18 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........60 60 60 60 60 60 49 49 49 49 49 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 57 53 49 47 45 43 40 38 36 35 35 RH..............50 55 59 66 66 67 68 73 75 78 73 66 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..24 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 18 18 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 40 40 58 58 58 58 58 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 36 38 41 43 45 47 48 49 51 50 50 RH..............61 56 52 46 43 39 36 35 34 31 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..18 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 24 26 26 25 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...TAEGER REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120425.61___.01/BIS