FNUS73 KBIS 211300
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN NEEDLE WEST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
800 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH THE DAKOTAS WILL SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST
AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN EASTERN MONTANA.  THIS WILL RESULT
IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.  THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ON
TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........76  76  76  76  76  76  76  76  76  58  58  58
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............51  55  59  63  65  67  68  69  71  72  74  72
RH..............63  59  55  52  50  49  49  48  46  46  43  46
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  S   S   SE  E
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  15  18  17  15  14  11  10  7   7   9
20 FT WIND GUST.12  15  18  20  20  18  15  15  12  10  10  10
CWR.............10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   2   2
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND................EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND................EAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................2 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KING
REQUESTED BY...CALVIN MOLDENHAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120521.GREEN.01/BIS