FNUS73 KBIS 011220
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDMILL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
720 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO
                    23 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........56  46  46  46  46  46  46
WEATHER COV.....    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............57  62  64  65  66  66  65
RH..............55  44  38  34  32  30  30
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..15  18  21  25  26  26  24
20 FT WIND GUST.    25  25  30  35  35  30
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   2   2   2   2   2   2
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........32        32        22        22
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    NONE      NONE
TEMP............64        53        49        42
RH..............30        41        42        55
20 FT WIND......W 22G30   W 18G20   W 17G20   SW 18G20
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....6         6         6         6

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 19 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........30        30        38        38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............41        51        59        63
RH..............60        44        34        26
20 FT WIND......SW 15     W 21G25   W 21G25   W 20G25
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....6         6         6         6

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FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120501.WINDM.01/BIS