FNUS73 KBIS 151235
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEATTY WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
735 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND COOLER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL SASKATCHEWAN
WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY BACK FROM NORTH TO NORTHEAST.
WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY MID AFTERNOON AS THE CENTER OF
THE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. A STRONGER SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........16  17  20  22  21  20  19  21  25  27  27  27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  48  52  56  59  63  66  68  70  71  72  72
RH..............81  73  63  54  46  40  36  32  29  28  27  28
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   NE  N   N   N   N   NE  E
20 FT WIND SPD..6   9   7   7   7   6   6   4   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.    10  10  10  10          5   5           5
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND................LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND................BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 19 MPH INCREASING TO
                    13 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...JOE GUARIGLIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.BEATT.01/BIS