FNUS73 KBIS 231250
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NELSON PRARIE NORTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
750 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY WITH EAST WINDS OF 10 TO
15 MPH AT IGNITION BECOMING SOUTHEAST BY 1 PM AT 15 TO
20 MPH. HIGHS TODAY ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE MID 60S WITH
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 40 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS EAST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST 11 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........25     20     14     9      15     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     52     59     62     64     65
RH..............82     63     51     46     43     40
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 14   E 17   SE 18  SE 20  SE 20
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     20     20     25     25
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
WIND................BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 19 TO 27 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...AYD
REQUESTED BY...DOMINICK MARSDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.NELSO.01/BIS