FNUS73 KBIS 091430
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAM 96 EAST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
930 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. FOR TOMORROW...A COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE AREA...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.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 18 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 19
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........27  28  25  26  27  24  17  13  14  16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............51  55  59  63  67  70  72  74  74  73
RH..............59  53  47  41  36  31  29  26  26  28
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..14  17  18  20  21  21  21  20  18  18
20 FT WIND GUST.15  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  20  20
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...TOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.DAM96.01/BIS