FNUS73 KBIS 201217 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SWALLOW...TAT FIRE MANAGEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 717 AM CDT THU SEP 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0706 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE AROUND 20 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT REQUEST...MAX 68. RH..................40 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT REQUEST...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........90 85 85 80 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 55 61 66 68 66 RH..............40 35 31 26 25 28 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 7 W 9 NW 11 NW 15 NW 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND................WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........73 42 30 24 18 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 52 48 45 43 41 RH..............33 48 56 63 66 71 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 15 N 12 NW 10 NW 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67. RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND................BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........26 43 41 21 30 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 45 55 62 66 66 RH..............76 64 51 37 28 26 20 FT WIND......W 10 NW 14 NW 20 NW 24 NW 28 N 26 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 30 30 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...MARLE BAKER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120920.LITTL.01/BIS