FNUS73 KBIS 081338
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH HB...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
838 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 30 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........57  56  54  53  52  51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............55  56  58  58  59  59
RH..............37  34  32  32  30  30
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..20  20  21  21  21  20
20 FT WIND GUST.        25  25  25
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND................NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MARGINAL.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........50     44     37     31     43     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     50     43     39     35     31
RH..............33     46     51     59     67     75
20 FT WIND......NE 18  NE 12  NE 9   NE 7   NE 4   NE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10     5      5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND................LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........32     30     28     25     25     24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............31     37     45     51     55     57
RH..............70     54     40     33     30     28
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 10   E 11   E 10   SE 10  SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5             15                   10
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...MERRIMAN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130508.NORTH.01/BIS