FNUS73 KBIS 081232
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR AUDUBON NWR 15...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
732 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TODAY
AS LOW PRESSURE DRIFTS TO THE EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 19 TO 25 MPH MPH AT IGNITION...
                    DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........90     83     71     43     39     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     44     50     54     57     58
RH..............89     79     61     45     42     39
20 FT WIND......NW 20  N 24   N 24   N 18   N 15   N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.       30     30     20     20     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.AUDUB.01/BIS