FNUS73 KUNR 201900
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEEDLES CLEARCUT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
100 PM MDT WED OCT 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BRINGING SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
MID 60S WITH THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTINUING
TO FALL TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT. WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 5
TO 10 MPH. GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL DECREASE TO POOR BY LATE
AFTERNOON AS TRANSPORT WINDS WEAKEN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 57 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........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE AND DOWN VALLEY WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 TO 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...FOSSIL RX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.NEEDL.03/UNR