FNUS73 KUNR 201632
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPPY'S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1032 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WARM AND DRY WITH EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL THIS AFTERNOON...

DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON AS MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE. EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL CAN
BE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL FURTHER
INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1025 MST 3/20/09
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........54...MAX 64-66
   RH..................55%...MIN 25-30%
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 100 PM...THEN
                       BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
   CWR.................0%
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2000 FT AT PLANNED IGNITION TIME...
                       INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FT BY NOON...THEN
                       INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FT EARLY IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE
                       MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY
                       EARLY AFTERNOON.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL AROUND 1100 AM...THEN GOOD TO
                       EXCELLENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......CLEAR
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-41
   RH..................MAX 70-75%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE
                       EVENING.
   CWR.................0%
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AROUND SUNSET.
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY
                       WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-74
   RH..................MIN 20-24%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                       MPH.
   CWR.................5%
   HAINES INDEX........4
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT THROUGH MID
                       MORNING...INCREASING TO NEAR 10000 FT BY
                       EARLY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL AROUND 1100 AM...THEN EXCELLENT
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.

FORECASTER...ST

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REQUESTED BY...BRETT BLUMHARDT
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U