FNUS73 KBIS 261327
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR 3-1...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
827 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26.
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 WITH GUSTS AROUND 25
MPH...AND WINDS REMAINING EAST. LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL CREATE A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AT THE FORECAST LOCATION BEGINNING
THIS EVENING AFTER 7 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. A FEW SPRINKLES BEFORE 11 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 19 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........58     58     58     65     65     65
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     38     44     48     51     51
RH..............69     48     39     34     29     30
20 FT WIND......E 18   E 20   E 21   E 24   E 26   SE 26
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     30     30     30
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. EAST WINDS 19 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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