FNUS73 KBIS 081237 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR NELSON PRARIE NORTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 737 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD BE AROUND 33 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS NORTHEAST AT 19 MPH AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........62 62 60 55 53 51 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 54 55 57 59 59 58 RH..............45 46 41 37 33 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..21 21 21 22 22 22 22 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31. RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT. WIND................NORTH WINDS 10 TO 19 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........43 39 34 30 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 47 41 38 35 32 RH..............37 49 55 59 67 72 20 FT WIND......NE 21 NE 15 NE 11 N 11 N 10 N 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND................EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........33 27 24 22 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 39 47 51 55 58 RH..............74 63 46 32 34 31 20 FT WIND......N 9 NE 10 NE 10 E 11 E 10 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...DOMINICK MARSDEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130508.NELSO.01/BIS