FNUS73 KBIS 091206
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASARABA WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
706 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 ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA WILL
MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY. THIS WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TO THE
REGION WITH SLOWLY INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING
                    TO AROUND 18 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........25     27     23     25     22     11     17
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     41     51     61     67     71     70
RH..............100    82     63     44     34     30     31
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 7    S 12   S 17   S 18   S 18   S 20
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     20     20     20     25
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....2      3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.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 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.BASAR.01/BIS