FNUS73 KUNR 061646
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT MEADE NORTH RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1046 AM MDT MON SEP 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE LARGE UPPER LOW OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL MOVE TO NORTHERN
WISCONSIN BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HIGH
PRESSURE ALOFT THAT WILL BRING DRIER AND CALMER WEATHER TO THE
REGION. AFTER A COOL MORNING ON TUESDAY...A WARMING TREND WILL
ENSUE FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS TODAY WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BLOW OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
AT 3 TO 10 MPH ON TUESDAY MORNING...AND MAY BECOME GUSTY BY
AFTERNOON IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE. THE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WHEN THEY SHOULD BE EVEN STRONGER IN
THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 8 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE VARIABLE TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    20 MPH LATER 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 12 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MB
REQUESTED BY...RYAN LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100907.FORTM.01/UNR