FNUS73 KUNR 251413
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LACREEK RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
813 AM MDT THU MAR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A
COLD FRONT SAGGING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA IS EXPECTED
TO STALL OUT JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN SITE. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON FRIDAY BRINGING BREEZY
WINDS...ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR EVENING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.LACRE.02/UNR