FNUS73 KUNR 152110
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDANCE RX UNIT 21...SD-BKF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
310 PM MDT TUE SEP 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA FOR
THE REST OF THE WEEK. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. OTHERWISE WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 TO 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...PAPENFUSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090916.SUNDA.01/UNR