FNUS73 KBIS 091244
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HB-7...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
744 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 18 MPH AT IGNITION...REMAINING
                    SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........25     28     25     25     16     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     50     59     67     73     75
RH..............86     61     46     34     27     25
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 15   S 20   S 20   S 20   S 20
20 FT WIND GUST.10                                 25
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 11 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.HB7__.01/BIS