FNUS73 KUNR 201617
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1017 AM MDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES AND VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
MID 60S WITH THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO
AROUND 25 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10
MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL RISE TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON...THE
QUICKLY DROP TO POOR IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS TRANSPORT WINDS
WEAKEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL LEAD TO
                    PREDOMINATELY TERRAIN DRIVEN VALLEY
                    WINDS...DOWNSLOPE AND DOWN VALLEY WINDS
                    AFTER SUNSET.
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 5 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE AND DOWN VALLEY WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 TO 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...FOSSIL RX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.MARTI.01/UNR