FNUS73 KBIS 231218 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR KNECHT WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 718 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH INTO SOUTHERN MANITOBA TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE A WESTERLY SURFACE FLOW OVER THE BURN SITE. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........82 82 65 59 59 43 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 60 64 67 68 70 RH..............77 62 50 42 39 36 20 FT WIND......W 11 W 15 W 17 W 17 W 18 W 20 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT. WIND................WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND................NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. CWR.................25 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120523.KNECH.01/BIS