FNUS73 KBIS 181234
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNECHT WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
734 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE PROPOSED FIRE SITE. THIS TROUGH WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS. LIGHT EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AND INCREASING
TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY IGNITITION TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........79 AT IGNITION...MAX 85.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........38  38  38  38  38  38  42  42  42  51  51  51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............60  65  69  73  76  79  82  83  84  85  85  83
RH..............81  68  59  51  48  44  41  40  39  38  38  41
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   9   10  11  12  14  18  20  22  24  20  17
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10      15  15  15  20  25  25  25  25  20
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 13 TO 19 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................56 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................64 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...WETZEL
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.KNECH.01/BIS