FNUS73 KBIS 091241 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUARTERS...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 741 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...EASTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY TODAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD BE AROUND 23 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. FOR FRIDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........10 15 20 25 25 25 23 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 48 51 53 56 57 59 59 RH..............43 39 33 31 28 26 23 25 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST. CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........18 16 16 20 21 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 50 43 41 41 40 RH..............27 39 53 60 60 67 20 FT WIND......E 11 SE 9 SE 7 S 7 S 11 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND................WINDY. WEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........35 46 54 67 58 47 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 53 60 62 61 60 RH..............69 58 48 45 41 34 20 FT WIND......SW 12 W 17 W 22 NW 30 NW 33 NW 33 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 35 35 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MERRIMAN REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130509.HEADQ.01/BIS