FNUS73 KBIS 241300
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR STADY...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
800 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 25 MPH
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. AROUND 3 PM
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH...AND THEN
EVENTUALLY SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........52     69     78     87     70     62
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............51     56     61     64     67     69
RH..............77     66     58     54     49     45
20 FT WIND......SE 24  SE 25  SE 25  SE 22  S 17   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     30     30     20     15
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.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND................EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 11 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................2 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................49 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HAMILTON
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130524.STADY.01/BIS