FNUS73 KBIS 241339 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR 87A LOOP...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 839 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN MONTANA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY...AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. LOOK FOR MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS...AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT. WIND................WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 27 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 27 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........62 70 84 81 89 85 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 57 60 62 64 65 RH..............77 62 60 60 60 63 20 FT WIND......SE 22 SE 28 SE 30 SE 30 SE 26 SE 22 20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 35 35 30 30 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND................EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...HAMILTON REQUESTED BY...DARRICK YSTAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130524.87ALO.01/BIS