FNUS73 KBIS 171218
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE ILO NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
718 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH THE REQUESTED
SPOT AREA WILL KEEP WINDS VARIABLE THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASE FROM
THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND................LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........40  40  40  41  41  41  46  46  46  49  49  49
WEATHER COV.....                        CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                        RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............47  57  62  67  71  75  78  80  81  82  82  82
RH..............88  69  59  50  44  39  35  31  29  28  28  28
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..4   6   6   7   9   9   10  10  10  10  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10  15  15  15                  10
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   3   3   3   3   3   3
HAINES INDEX....6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................4.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...CHAD WIMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.LAKEI.01/BIS