FNUS73 KUNR 172053
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEEDLES CLEARCUT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
253 PM MDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1505 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CREATE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE FAIR CATEGORY ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS OF 3300 TO 4300 AGL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 TO 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...NZ CREW 8
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101017.NEEDL.01/UNR