FNUS73 KUNR 281531
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANDERSON RX...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
931 AM MDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP SUNNY SKIES
AND DRY CONDITIONS AROUND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TODAY WILL BE
THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
80S TO NEAR 90 DEGREES ALONG WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FROM 15 TO 20 PERCENT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE
AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...SWITCHING WINDS AROUND TO THE
NORTH. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15 TO 30 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE
DAY ON WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........86 AT IGNITION...MAX 90.
RH..................23 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53-55.
RH..................MAX 66-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-77.
RH..................MIN 31-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 TO 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 38 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TWISS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.MANDE.01/UNR