FNUS73 KBIS 241339
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AUDUBON WMA...NDGFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
839 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS AND INCREASING CLOUDS THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL PICK UP TO AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE WEST BY 9 AM AND
INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST BY NOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
DURING THE AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED SPRINKLE IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
BUT NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........12     43     43     59     49     49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     54     58     60     62     60
RH..............73     61     51     46     41     41
20 FT WIND......W 10   NW 20  NW 20  NW 21  NW 22  NW 21
20 FT WIND GUST.15     25     25     25     25     25
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...ARVID ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120524.NORTH.01/BIS