FNUS73 KUNR 031236
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE PIT RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 AM MDT SUN OCT 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES
REACHING THE LOWER TO MID 70S. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT
THIS MORNING AND BECOME TERRAIN DOMINATED BY MID TO LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL ALSO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY RESULTING IN
A POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY BY MID TO LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 TO 7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 9 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 TO 11100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...ROCHELLE PLOCEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101003.RIFLE.02/UNR