FNUS73 KUNR 081549
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POOL 8...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
949 AM MDT SAT MAY 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH LIGHT
WINDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE
DISPERSAL WILL IMPROVE TO FAIR LATE THIS MORNING...THEN TO GOOD
BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT
AS A WEAK SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH...WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO
INCREASE INTO THE EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 TO 6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 MPH BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 35 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 31
                    TO 39 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100508.POOL8.01/UNR