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FNUS73 KBIS 191427
FWSBIS

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONETREE WMA 15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
927 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2005

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...BRISK WEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

DISCUSSION...FROM THIS MORNINGS SOUNDING THE INVERSION EXTENDS TO
1400 FT AGL AND WILL BREAK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 65 DEGREES
WHICH SHOULD OCCUR AROUND NOON.  THE HIGH THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE
AROUND 77 BY 4 PM CDT LEADING TO A MIXING HEIGHT AROUND 8000 FT AGL
AND TRANSPORT WINDS 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL SHOULD BE EXCELLENT.

WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS WEST WINDS MOVES DRIER AIR
INTO THE STATE FROM MONTANA.  THE WINDS COULD SHIFT SOUTH BY 11
AM...BUT SHOULD RETURN TO A WEST TO SOUTHWEST DIRECTION BY 1 PM CDT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT 9/19/05
   SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR
   TEMPERATURE.........70...MAX 77
   RH..................40%...MIN 28%
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH
   HAINES INDEX........5
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH
   LAL.................1
   CWR.................0%

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83
   RH..................MIN 27%
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 10 MPH
   HAINES INDEX........5
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH
   LAL.................1
   CWR.................0%

FORECASTER...TSW

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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.