FNUS73 KUNR 221650
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY CREEK RX...CHEYENNE RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1050 AM MDT FRI OCT 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE MAINLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH
SOME INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AT 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH THE
DAY. SMOKE DISPERSAL TODAY WILL BE POOR DUE TO LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY
TRANSPORT WINDS. CLOUDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TONIGHT WITH AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM PASSES
THROUGH THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 1-2 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    NEAR 2000 FT AGL FROM NOON UNTIL 500 PM
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UP TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...VAN CLEAVE
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY KENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101022.CHERR.01/UNR