FNUS73 KBIS 021218
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR LASHER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
718 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........18  18  45  45  45  45  45  45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............59  63  66  67  68  68  67  66
RH..............37  32  28  27  26  27  29  33
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  VRB
20 FT WIND SPD..12  12  14  12  11  9   6   3
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  10      5
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
HAINES INDEX....6   6   6   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 46.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................5 DECREASING TO 4 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........75        75        75        75
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE    DEFNTE    LIKELY    LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR
TEMP............65        56        49        48
RH..............37        57        89        89
20 FT WIND......NE 1      NE 11     NE 14G15  N 9G10
CWR.............80        80        80        80
LAL.............5         5         4         4
HAINES INDEX....5         5         5         5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........58        58        40        40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............46        49        58        63
RH..............100       89        64        48
20 FT WIND......N 10      N 9G10    N 9G10    NW 9G10
CWR.............0         0         0         0
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         4

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FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.LASHE.01/BIS