FNUS73 KBIS 061353
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR NELSON PRAIRIE NORTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
853 AM CDT THU JUN 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY. THIS WILL BRING A SOUTH WIND FLOW TO THE REGION.
IT WILL BE DRY...WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS FORMING THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MIXING HEIGHT WILL BE AROUND 8500 FEET AGL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION
                    INCREASING TO 14 MPH LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........24  27  28  30  34  36  38  41  42  41  39
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TEMP............50  54  59  62  64  67  68  69  70  70  69
RH..............86  76  67  62  56  50  47  43  41  41  43
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   4   4   7   9   11  12  14  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5       10      15  15  15  15  15
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ABELING
REQUESTED BY...DOMINICK MARSDEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130606.NELSO.01/BIS