FNUS73 KUNR 201605
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GHOST HAWK RX 2...SD-RBA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1005 AM MDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL BRING
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 63 AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 50 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN IPSWITCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.GHOST.01/UNR