FNUS73 KBIS 011328 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR AUTO TOUR WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 828 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA WITH WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................2. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41. RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...WETZEL REQUESTED BY...DARRICK YSTAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.AUTOT.01/BIS