FNUS73 KUNR 202330
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW DRAW...SD-BKF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
530 PM MDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1714 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING..THEN CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 9 PM MDT.

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE MEADOW DRAW FIRE AREA BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM WHICH WILL
TURN THE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE NORTH AT 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 9 PM MDT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........56 AT REQUEST...MIN 37.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH
                    BETWEEN 3 AM MDT AND 5 AM MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 600 TO 1100 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...HENNIES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100520.MEADO.01/UNR