FNUS73 KBIS 101406
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HB-11...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
906 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE AROUND 10 AM
THIS MORNING. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO
40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 13
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    13 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    23 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................2 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........10     70     93     91     65     59
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     60     63     65     65     64
RH..............78     66     55     44     38     38
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 14  NW 20  NW 26  NW 33  NW 30
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15            30     35
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............2      2      2      3      3      3
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND................WEST WINDS 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 14
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND................WEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...CALVIN MOLDENHAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.HB11_.01/BIS