FNUS73 KBIS 011248 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSLAND TRAIL B...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 748 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE BETWEEN THE JAMES AND RED RIVER VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 11 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................2. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........56 56 47 47 47 47 47 47 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 60 65 66 67 68 69 69 RH..............69 58 46 42 39 36 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 12 15 17 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 20 25 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........35 35 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 58 52 46 RH..............33 47 50 58 20 FT WIND......W 17G20 W 12G15 W 15 SW 12G15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 23 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 56 64 67 RH..............60 43 30 25 20 FT WIND......SW 12G15 W 18G20 W 18G25 W 18G25 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...JOE GUARIGLIA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.GRASS.01/BIS