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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.

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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.