000 FNUS73 KBIS 041417 FWSBIS SPOT FORECAST FOR LONETREE WMA 9 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 917 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER MINNESOTA TODAY...GIVING SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY TURNING SOUTHWEST BY MID AFTERNOON. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT SWITCHING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT 5/4/05 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TEMPERATURE.........60...MAX 71 RH..................27%...MIN 18-23% 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH THIS MORNING...TURNING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM AT 10 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE) MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE INCREASEING TO 8500 FT TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15MPH CWR.................0 FOR YOUR NOON IGNITION...INVERSION WILL BE BREAKING UP...BUT STILL A WEAK ONE NEAR 5000 FT WILL BE PRESENT. FULL MIXING SHOULD OCCUR BY MID AFTERNOON HEATING AS TEMPERATURES REACH AROUND 70. WINDS AT THE TRANSPORT LEVEL ARE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO TURN SOUTHWEST I AM THINKING UNTIL WE CAN GET INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS MORNING ARE LIGHT ENOUGH SO THAT LOCAL EFFECTS WILL BE GOING ON. SOUTHERLY WINDS AT DEVILS LAKE AND BISMARCK AND JAMESTOWN THIS MORNING AND SOUTHWEST AT MINOT. FOR TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-43 RH..................MAX 77-82% OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-73 RH..................MIN 30-35% FORECASTER...RIDDLE/WFO FGF WFO BIS IS DOWN THIS MORNING DUE TO COMPUTER UPGRADES...FORECAST ISSUED FROM NWS GRAND FORKS. $$ REQUESTED BY...RANDY LITTLEFIELD REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.