FNUS73 KBIS 171552
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR KANNOWSKI WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1052 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY...BUT
NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN LOCATION. EXPECT A
SOUTHEAST WIND...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
BE AROUND 30 PERCENT WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........37  37  37  34  34  34  42  42  42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............68  71  74  77  80  83  84  84  83
RH..............43  42  40  37  35  32  32  33  36
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   W
20 FT WIND SPD..15  14  12  11  11  11  11  9   4
20 FT WIND GUST.
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND................LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........29  29  29  30  30  30  27  27  27  33  33  33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............82  80  76  72  69  67  65  63  62  61  59  58
RH..............38  41  48  55  61  65  70  75  75  78  83  86
20 FT WIND DIR..W   NW  N   NE  NE  NE  E   E   E   SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1   1   1   3   4   4   6   6   7   9   9   7
20 FT WIND GUST.
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 11 TO 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...KINNEY
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.KANNO.01/BIS