FNUS73 KBIS 021223 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE WILLIAMS NORTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 723 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 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...WITH WEAKER WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH TO THE SOUTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........43 43 43 43 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............67 68 68 68 66 RH..............27 25 26 28 33 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW VRB 20 FT WIND SPD..14 12 10 6 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................5 DECREASING TO 4 AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................80 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........71 71 74 74 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 56 50 46 RH..............37 55 86 96 20 FT WIND......NE 0 NE 10 NE 11 N 9G10 CWR.............80 80 80 80 LAL.............5 5 4 4 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........57 57 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 50 60 64 RH..............96 83 58 46 20 FT WIND......N 9G10 N 9G10 NW 7G10 W 7G10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.LAKEW.01/BIS