FNUS73 KBIS 231050
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ND GUARD TRAINING...NORTH DAKOTA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
550 AM CDT WED MAY 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CANADA WILL PRODUCE WESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS TODAY. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR THIS MORNING WITH CONVECTIVE
CLOUDS DEVELOPING AROUND 10 AM. CLOUD BASES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND
4000 FEET AGL THIS MORNING...RAISING TO AROUND 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
AN ISOLATED SPRINKLE IS POSSIBLE BUT THE THREAT OF SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN
TO THE NORTH. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

MINOT TAF
KMOT 231120Z 2312/2412 24012KT P6SM SCT100
     FM231600 26018G28KT P6SM BKN050
     FM231900 26020G28KT P6SM VCSH BKN070
     FM240100 27012KT P6SM SCT080=

BISMARCK TAF
KBIS 231120Z 2312/2412 29011KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
     FM231600 27016G24KT P6SM SCT070
     FM240100 29007KT P6SM SCT250=

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS WEST AT 23 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........46     30     30     30     55     55     55
WEATHER COV.....S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     52     58     63     67     69     72
RH..............69     69     53     43     36     33     29
20 FT WIND......W 17   W 17   W 22   W 25   W 25   W 25   W 25
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     30     30     30     30
CWR.............10     0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO
                    19 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MELIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120523.NDGUA.01/BIS