FNUS73 KBIS 311158
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN NEEDLE WEST...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
658 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT A SOUTH BREEZE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FIRE DANGER INDEX IS IN THE LOW CATEGORY TODAY. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND
AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND................WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................34 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...KINNEY
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120531.GREEN.01/BIS