FNUS73 KUNR 201454
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEEDLES CLEARCUT RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
754 AM MST WED JAN 20 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 30S TODAY WITH
LIGHT WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 35 TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 735 MST 1/20/10
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY
                    TEMPERATURE............30...MAX 37-39
   RH..................57%...MIN 35-40%
WIND (20 FT).........WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-
                       SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR....................0%
   HAINES INDEX........2
MIXING HEIGHT....... .LESS THAN 500 FT EARLY...RISING TO NEAR 1000
                       FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS.........WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-22
   RH..................MAX 90-95%
WIND (20 FT).........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH
CWR....................0%
   HAINES INDEX........2
MIXING HEIGHT....... .LESS THAN 500 FT
MIXING WINDS.........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42
   RH..................MIN 35-40%
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
CWR....................0%
   HAINES INDEX........2
MIXING HEIGHT....... .LESS THAN 1000 FT
MIXING WINDS.........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR

FORECASTER...ST

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