FNUS73 KBIS 151311
FWSBIS

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 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 LIGHTER 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.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS NORTH AT 8 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........24  21  20  20  20  20  19  15  13  16  21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............53  56  59  61  64  66  68  70  71  71  71
RH..............65  56  47  42  37  34  31  29  28  28  28
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD.. 9   9   9   9  10  10   9   8   8   7   5
20 FT WIND GUST.13  13  13  13  14  14  12  12  11   9   8
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
                    10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 25
                    TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KINNEY
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.KRUEG.01/BIS