FNUS73 KBIS 261332
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAAS WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
832 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 30
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 UNTIL 11 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BREEZY. EAST WINDS 20 MPH INCREASING TO
                    18 TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........64     64     64     69     69     69
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     38     45     50     54     53
RH..............61     50     38     31     27     29
20 FT WIND......E 18   E 20   E 22   E 25   E 30   E 30
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     30     35     35
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
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 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. EAST WINDS 22 TO 27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43.
RH..................MIN 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 22 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................98 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.HAASW.01/BIS