FNUS73 KBIS 241339
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR RX 7-2...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
839 AM CDT MON SEP 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST
BY IGNITION TIME...THEN NORTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND EVENTUALLY
NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE GENERALLY 10 TO 15 MPH
BUT MAY BE A LITTLE HIGHER FOR A BRIEF PERIOD JUST BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. IT WILL BE SUNNY THIS MORNING AND MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 17 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING
                    NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
                    DIMINISH QUICKLY AND SHIFT EAST IN THE EARLY EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........6      8      7      8      10     7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     53     64     73     76     73
RH..............53     39     30     25     22     26
20 FT WIND......SW 9   W 14   W 16   W 17   NW 17  N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND................EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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