FNUS73 KBIS 151241
FWSBIS

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS NORTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........25  24  21  20  20  21  21  20  17  15  17  21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............49  52  55  58  61  63  65  67  69  70  70  70
RH..............71  64  54  45  40  37  34  32  30  29  28  28
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..12  12  14  14  14  14  12  12  12  11  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15  15      10
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
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...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.LARSO.01/BIS