FNUS73 KUNR 091627
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE RX...PINE RIDGE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1027 AM MDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...THE WEATHER TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
AROUND 58 DEGREES AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 17 PERCENT.

AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A 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.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 TO 5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO
                    13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TWISS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.PINER.01/UNR