FNUS73 KUNR 161604
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE WEST RX...PINE RIDGE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1004 AM MDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY WITH DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 18 MPH FROM
THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND
30 PERCENT.

WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT. THERE
WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA ON
SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 5 TO 12 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 TO 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...LC
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TWISS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.PINER.01/UNR