FNUS73 KUNR 101610
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOUNDED KNEE...PINE RIDGE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1010 AM MDT THU SEP 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE PRECEDED BY A WARM DAY TODAY...WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR
WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE
LARGE-SCALE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THE BURN AREA AFTER 300 AM
MDT FRIDAY...WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS AND COOLER WEATHER EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........85 AT IGNITION...MAX 88.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 TO 8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7
                    TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...MB
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TWISS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090910.WOUND.01/UNR