FNUS73 KUNR 091520
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR 3B MIDDLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
920 AM MDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
TO REACH THE UPPER 40S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE  HUMIDITY AROUND 24 PERCENT.

AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK...
ALONG WITH A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY 300 PM MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...MAURE SAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.3BMID.01/UNR