FNUS73 KUNR 271745
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLEEZ RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1145 AM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1135 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NORTH WINDS AT 10 MPH WILL BE FOUND NEAR
RIDGETOP WHILE MID SLOPE AND BOTTOM WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST
TO NORTHEAST AT 6 TO 8 MPH. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THIS
EVENING WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND TERRAIN DOMINATED. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
5 TO 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT RIDGETOP...OTHERWISE
                    EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 TO 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 10
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 TO 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...ZEIGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.SLEEZ.02/UNR