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FNUS73 KBIS 211432
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONETREE WMA 8 BURN......NDGFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK
932 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2003

VALID UNTIL 532 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2003
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AT 9
AM CDT WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY 4 PM CDT. THE TROUGH
MAY SET OFF A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.  WINDS
WILL VARY BETWEEN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THROUGH
1 PM THEN TURN TO THE WEST BY 4 PM...RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST BY 7 PM.
SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD. THE INVERSION EXTENDED TO 2300 FEET
THIS MORNING AND WILL BREAK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 63 DEGREES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT 5/21/03
   SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS.
   TEMPERATURE.........65...MAX 69
   RH..................35%...MIN 30%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH
   HAINES INDEX........5
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 MPH
   LAL.................2
   CWR.................10%

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSHOWERS.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45
   RH..................MAX 75%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH
   CWR.................10%

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70
   RH..................MIN 30%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH
   CWR.................0

FORECASTER...TSW

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