FNUS73 KBIS 091410
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR 3-1...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
910 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN MONTANA WILL MOVE
SLOWLY EAST TODAY. THE LOW WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15
MPH AT IGNITION TIME WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH DURING THE EARLY
AND MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH AND SHIFT MORE SOUTHEAST
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE
THERE WILL BE A WESTERLY COMPONENT TO THE WINDS TODAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY...BRINGING CHANCES OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE IN STRENGTH BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........30     30     25     22     12     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     52     60     66     70     69
RH..............76     61     46     36     30     31
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 14   S 16   S 17   S 18   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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