FNUS73 KBIS 231445
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANNONBALL RX...STANDING ROCK AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
945 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS
WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE SITE. LIGHT SOUTHWEST
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT WEST BY IGNITION TIME AT 5 TO 10 MPH. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWEST BY 1 PM AND CONTINUE FROM THE NORTHWEST
AT 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT. THE FIRE DANGER INDEX IS
IN THE HIGH CATEGORY ACROSS SIOUX COUNTY TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........77 AT IGNITION...MAX 89.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........19     13     9      10     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     77     86     89     89
RH..............87     48     26     19     19
20 FT WIND......SW 1   W 6    NW 10  NW 14  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15     17     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST UP TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN IPSWITCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120823.CANNO.01/BIS