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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND

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FNUS73 KBIS 231310
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR EKERT RANCH SOUTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
810 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15
TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY 2 PM.
HIGHS TODAY ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE UPPER 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 67.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND................WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........23     25     27     29     33     38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     54     61     64     66     67
RH..............83     69     56     50     47     43
20 FT WIND......NE 7   E 14   SE 20  SE 24  SE 24  SE 24
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     25     30     30     30
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.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND................SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND................BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 19 TO 27 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...AYD
REQUESTED BY...TOM PABIAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.EKERT.01/BIS