FNUS73 KBIS 141230 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR SLASH PILES...TURTLE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 730 AM CDT TUE AUG 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON AUGUST 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TODAY AS IT DEVELOPS INTO EASTERN MONTANA/FAR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. EXPECTING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........69 68 67 66 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 68 75 77 79 RH..............72 52 45 44 43 20 FT WIND......SE 10 S 12 S 14 S 17 S 20 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................2. CWR.................41 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........65 65 65 69 69 76 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 72 67 64 62 60 RH..............44 52 62 69 77 85 20 FT WIND......S 20 S 17 S 15 S 17 S 15 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 20 20 CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 40 LAL.............2 2 2 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND................BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................38 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........82 82 82 80 80 63 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 61 63 64 64 63 RH..............91 84 75 66 62 60 20 FT WIND......NW 18 NW 24 NW 28 NW 30 NW 30 NW 28 20 FT WIND GUST.20 30 30 35 35 35 CWR.............40 40 40 40 40 40 LAL.............3 3 3 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...DANIEL FALCON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120814.SLASH.01/BIS