000 FNUS73 KBIS 080336 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEP CREEK 9/8 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK NORTH DAKOTA 1036 PM CDT TUE SEP 7 2004 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MONTANA TUESDAY EVENING WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST. A BAND OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT PRODUCING LIGHT PRECIPITATION...GENERALLY SPOTTY AMOUNTS OF /.02/ OR LESS. (2 LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN EASTERN MONTANA BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM...SO AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. ON WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN AND THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45 RH..................MAX 73% 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH HAINES INDEX........4 MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH LAL.................1-2 (ISOLATED STRIKE POSSIBLE) CWR.................10 OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78 RH..................MIN 27% 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH HAINES INDEX........5 MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH LAL.................1 CWR.................0 FORECAST FOR 0500 1400 1800 WIND SE 10-15 SE 5 - 10 SE 5 WEATHER SHOWERS VCNTY PC PC TEMP 47 73 76 RH 70 35 29 FORECASTER...WAA $$ REQUESTED BY...KURT HANSON REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE