FNUS73 KUNR 191422
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN RX...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
822 AM MDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
TODAY ALONG WITH SOME SPRINKLES OR ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. A STRONGER
WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING HIGHER CHANCES FOR RAIN TONIGHT...
WITH RAIN BECOMING LIKELY TUESDAY. THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL
                    FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39.
RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...AARON THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091019.MARTI.01/UNR