FNUS73 KBIS 101412
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR OIL WELLS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
912 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 NOON.
LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUST TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THERE WILL
BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BREEZY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........39     69     72     62     61
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............59     63     68     69     69
RH..............69     60     46     36     33
20 FT WIND......SW 7   W 9    W 14   NW 28  NW 32
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     30     35
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      3      3      3
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND................BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND................WEST WINDS 11 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...DARRICK YSTAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.OILWE.01/BIS