FNUS73 KUNR 191642
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPPY S...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1042 AM MDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WEATHER
FAIRLY QUIET ON FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE
MIDDLE 60S WITH THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING
TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 6 TO
10 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 21 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO
                    8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 TO 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...CLAY WESTBROOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.PAPPY.01/UNR