FNUS73 KUNR 121647
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FT MEADE  3...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1047 AM MDT SUN SEP 12 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES TODAY. SLIGHTLY
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND LOW DEWPOINTS WILL PRODUCE
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS
WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH WITH WINDS
SLOWLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT 6 TO 12 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. WITH
GOOD MIXING AND A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA...WINDS
COULD BE VARIABLE AT 15 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...RYAN LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100912.FTMEA.01/UNR