FNUS73 KBIS 031526 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR PASTURE 3B...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1026 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 CDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A GRADUAL WIND SHIFT WILL DEVELOP TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. MAXIMUM NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH WITH 30 MPH GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........39 44 51 65 72 72 70 70 67 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 42 49 54 59 63 65 66 65 62 RH..............59 50 44 41 37 35 34 33 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W W W NW NW NW N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 15 18 20 21 22 24 25 25 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29. RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT. WIND................NORTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 52 50 51 61 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 48 39 34 32 30 RH..............39 52 62 66 69 72 20 FT WIND......N 25 N 17 N 11 N 11 N 10 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.30 20 15 15 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........84 92 92 87 70 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 32 36 39 45 48 RH..............75 71 62 52 47 43 20 FT WIND......N 9 NE 12 E 11 E 9 E 10 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...MARTI DAHLIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.PASTU.01/BIS