FNUS73 KUNR 131641
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEEDLES CLEARCUT RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
941 AM MST WED JAN 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SUPPRESS MIXING HEIGHTS
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY AND MILD. A
BAND OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PASS OVERHEAD THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SOME
VIRGA...BUT THE ATMOSPHERE IS TOO DRY FOR ANY PRECIPITATION TO
REACH THE GROUND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...JJ
REQUESTED BY...SPRING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100113.NEEDL.01/UNR