FNUS73 KBIS 091326 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR GAINES...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 826 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME EASTERLY TODAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD BE AROUND 24 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. FOR FRIDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS NORTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........43 38 36 36 36 36 33 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 52 55 57 59 61 62 62 RH..............48 39 35 31 29 27 24 24 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........26 22 19 17 18 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 53 45 41 40 37 RH..............27 39 58 67 73 85 20 FT WIND......E 12 E 9 E 6 SE 6 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND................BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................2 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................47 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........23 26 35 59 68 61 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............38 50 63 70 71 69 RH..............80 62 43 35 32 29 20 FT WIND......S 6 SW 10 SW 15 W 20 NW 25 NW 28 20 FT WIND GUST. 30 CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 LAL.............2 2 2 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JONES REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GORDON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130509.GAINE.01/BIS