FNUS73 KBIS 011250
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HB44...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
750 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TODAY WITH
HIGHS NEAR 40 ACROSS THE NORTH. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GOOD LOW LEVEL MIXING. WINDS
WILL BECOME SUSTAINED TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE WITH SUNSET TO 10 MPH AND TURN TO THE NORTH. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR 40 PERCENT TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 40.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS NORTHWEST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18
                    MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 19 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND................LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...AYD
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130501.HB44_.01/BIS