FNUS73 KBIS 271501 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1001 AM CDT THU SEP 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR THE LOW MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. FARTHER EAST CLOSER TO THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA...THE MAIN IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND PERHAPS A BRIEF LIGHT SHOWER. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH BUT WILL BECOME MORE VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE LOW PUSHES FARTHER EAST INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. DO THINK THE MORE DOMINATE DIRECTION WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........60 61 62 64 65 63 59 57 59 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 59 63 67 71 74 76 77 76 75 RH..............55 47 43 39 35 30 27 26 28 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND................LIGHT WINDS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........65 58 45 38 39 40 40 40 39 38 38 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............70 64 61 58 57 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 RH..............39 48 53 60 59 64 66 66 69 71 71 74 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND................LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........36 33 26 23 25 28 29 30 32 33 33 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 49 54 60 66 70 74 76 78 79 78 77 RH..............80 77 66 55 45 39 34 31 28 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..W W S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 3 6 7 7 9 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...HEINERT REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120927.SALTL.01/BIS