FNUS73 KBIS 071220 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR KITTLESON...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 720 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH EXTREME NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON (AROUND 5 PM CDT) AND BEGIN TO DISRUPT THE WIND FIELD. FOR NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME EASTERLY AFTER 5 PM CDT...THEN NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT AFTER SUNSET. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. RH..................24 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH AT IGNITION...MAX 6. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 5 10 16 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............68 72 74 75 76 77 77 RH..............24 22 20 19 21 22 22 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. WIND................NORTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........31 31 31 53 53 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 65 55 51 48 45 RH..............25 35 53 66 68 73 20 FT WIND......E 7 NE 12 N 17 NE 18 NE 18 NE 18 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND................EAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 45 49 53 55 57 RH..............80 70 61 42 47 45 20 FT WIND......NE 18 NE 20 NE 18 E 17 E 17 E 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130507.KITTL.01/BIS