FNUS73 KUNR 161416
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POOL 9...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
816 AM MDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 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 TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 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 MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME EAST AT 10
                    TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 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.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 TO 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.

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FORECASTER...LC
REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.POOL9.03/UNR