FNUS73 KUNR 271843
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNDANCE RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1243 PM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1240 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 LIGHTER AT 4 TO
6 MPH. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THIS EVENING WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DOMINATED. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES WARMER
THAN TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT RIDGETOP...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 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.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55.
RH..................MAX 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH 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 5 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 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.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...BKF CREW 1
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.SUNDA.02/UNR