FNUS73 KBIS 021255 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR HB-7...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 755 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER IS FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-25 MPH ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200. THE INVERSION WILL BREAK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 57 DEGREES AT 11 AM CDT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 18 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 19 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........20 33 33 33 33 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............58 61 63 64 65 65 64 RH..............42 36 32 30 28 29 31 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 20 17 14 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................2 INCREASING TO 3 AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 63 80 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 51 47 44 RH..............35 59 76 89 20 FT WIND......SW 9G10 S 4G5 E 3G5 S 4G5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............2 2 3 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 70 46 46 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............42 51 55 60 RH..............96 74 59 48 20 FT WIND......E 1 W 7G10 W 4G5 SE 3G5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............2 2 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...CALVIN MOLDENHAUER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.HB7__.01/BIS