FNUS73 KBIS 021142 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST MUD LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 642 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 71. RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........18 18 18 36 36 36 36 36 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 63 66 68 70 71 71 71 69 RH..............41 35 32 29 26 25 26 27 31 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W SW SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 15 14 11 10 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................4. CWR.................70 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........64 64 75 75 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 64 53 49 RH..............35 43 77 86 20 FT WIND......SE 4G5 NE 4G5 NE 12G15 NE 17G20 CWR.............70 70 70 70 LAL.............4 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 60 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 51 61 63 RH..............96 83 60 52 20 FT WIND......N 14G15 N 14G15 NW 17G20 NW 14G15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.WESTM.01/BIS