FNUS73 KUNR 152114
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POOL 9...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
314 PM MDT THU APR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. ON
FRIDAY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 12 TO 18 MPH WITH
A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 30 PERCENT.

A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN SEASONAL.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 TO 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 13
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...LC
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.POOL9.01/UNR