FNUS73 KBIS 171149
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR VASHTI WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
649 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 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........39     29     30     30     31     37     37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     56     66     73     79     83     84
RH..............71     66     54     48     42     38     37
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 9   SE 9   SE 10  SE 10  SE 9   E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10                   10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....6      4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND................LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...JEFF DION
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.VASHT.01/BIS