FNUS73 KBIS 111412 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR SWENSON BRIDGE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 912 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE EARLY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS WEST AT 22 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 11 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT. WIND................WEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68. RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND................WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...KINNEY REQUESTED BY...TOM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120511.SWENS.01/BIS