FNUS73 KBIS 171332
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AUDUBON WMA...NDGFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
832 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BUT
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AS THE TROUGH MOVES EAST TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT IGNITION...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON...
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 7 MPH BY EARLY
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........28  28  34  34  34  37  37  37  53  53  53
WEATHER COV.....                    CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                    RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............57  62  67  71  75  78  82  84  86  86  85
RH..............68  62  55  50  45  40  34  31  29  29  30
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  S   W   NW  NW  N
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   5   7   7   6   4   7   7   7   7
20 FT WIND GUST.
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   3   3   3   3   3   3
HAINES INDEX....6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6

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FORECASTER...TARDIF-HUBER
REQUESTED BY...HALSTEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.NORTH.01/BIS