FNUS73 KBIS 251315
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HB-17 N...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
815 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 11 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. EAST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...TAEGER
REQUESTED BY...CALVIN MOLDENAHUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.HB17N.01/BIS