000 
FNUS73 KBIS 041300
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR YOUNGBIRD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
800 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING BUT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BRING WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION BOOSTING TEMPERATURES TO
AROUND NORMAL. WINDS AT IGNITION TIME WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
GRADUALLY BECOMING WEST BY 4 PM.  A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSRUE WILL
MOVE OVER THE REGION OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN A GRADUAL WIND SHIFT TO A
NORTHWEST WIND OVERNIGHT WITH A NORTHERLY WIND THROUGH THE DAY ON
THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT 5/4/05
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........43...MAX 70-75
   RH..................35%...MIN 18-23%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST BY
    LATE AFTERNOON
   HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE)
   MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE INCREASEING TO 8500 FT
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
   LAL.................1
   CWR.................0

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY

FORECASTER...KENNEDY/WFO FGF

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REQUESTED BY...MARLE BAKER FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER
REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF 
POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.