FNUS73 KBIS 111345
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAGS...TURTLE MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
845 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL MANITOBA AND SASKATCHEWAN WILL
MAINTAIN A MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
A SHOWER OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE IN THE VICINITY UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THEN DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS NORTHWEST AT 23 MPH AT
                    IGNITION. THEN WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    22 TO 27 MPH BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........51     43     43     38     15     15
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     60     62     64     66     66
RH..............36     37     35     29     23     20
20 FT WIND......NW 24  NW 26  NW 28  NW 30  W 26   W 25
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     35     35     30     30
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............2      2      2      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL FALCON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120911.FLAGS.01/BIS