FNUS73 KUNR 191559
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
959 AM MDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES AND MILD
TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HIGHS
TODAY WILL BE NEAR 60 WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20
TO 25 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL BE AROUND 4600 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON WITH VERY
GOOD SMOKE DISPERAL. TONIGHT WILL BE CLEAR AND COOL WITH GOOD
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY.

WEDNESDAY WILL SEE SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHERLY AT 6 TO 10 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
20 TO 25 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL AGAIN BE AROUND 4600 FT
AGL WITH GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH BECOMING AROUND 16 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 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 6 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 TO 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LC
REQUESTED BY...JAY MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.MARTI.01/UNR