FNUS73 KBIS 171221
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNECHT WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
721 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 BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN
TO WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT BECOME VARIABLE AS THE TROUGH AXIS
APPROACHES THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........75 AT IGNITION...MAX 85.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........32  32  32  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30  30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............58  57  62  67  71  75  78  81  83  84  85  85
RH..............57  67  61  55  51  47  43  39  37  36  35  35
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..13  13  12  12  11  10  9   9   9   9   9   7
20 FT WIND GUST.20  15  15  15  15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10
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 58.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
WIND................LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.KNECH.01/BIS