FNUS73 KBIS 261151 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR F1...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 651 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 SHIFTING FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST LATER THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL CREATE A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AT THE FORECAST LOCATION BEGINNING THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........30 24 24 24 24 24 24 42 42 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV.....WID WID ARS PTY WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST FST TEMP............31 30 32 35 38 41 44 46 48 49 51 52 51 RH..............63 61 56 52 46 41 36 34 31 30 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 15 15 17 17 18 20 20 21 21 22 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 CWR.............0 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 1 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. LAL.................1. CWR.................67 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........73 73 73 73 73 73 91 91 91 91 91 91 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............51 49 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 39 38 37 RH..............29 33 38 41 45 49 53 57 61 68 73 77 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..22 21 20 18 18 20 20 21 21 22 22 24 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44. RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 19 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 24 TO 29 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................79 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........97 97 97 97 97 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............37 37 39 40 40 41 41 42 43 44 43 42 RH..............79 79 76 73 76 73 76 72 68 65 68 71 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..24 26 28 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 31 28 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 30 CWR.............80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...TAEGER REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.F1___.01/BIS