FNUS73 KUNR 270057
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALANDRA BRIDGE...SD-RBA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
657 PM MDT SUN SEP 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1840 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...COLD FRONT COMING EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE AREA BETWEEN
700 AM AND 900 AM MONDAY MORNING. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE
SOUTHERLY SLOWLY TURNING WEST...AND THEN ABRUPTLY TURN NORTHWEST
WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    6 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH...THEN NORTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH
                    BY 900 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...BIA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100926.VALAN.01/UNR