FNUS73 KBIS 031352
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR KOENIG WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
852 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTH NORTH DAKOTA WILL PUSH SOUTH AS
LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA MOVES EAST. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
VEER MORE EAST THROUGH THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5
                    MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........37     36     35     36     40     43
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     53     61     66     68     67
RH..............79     57     44     37     33     34
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   NW 6   NW 4   NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................77 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................57 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120503.KOENI.01/BIS