FNUS73 KUNR 221954
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSSIL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
154 PM MDT FRI OCT 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1412 MDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR
OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW DUE TO LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. SURFACE WINDS
DURING THAT PERIOD WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AND AT 4 TO 8 MPH.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 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.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...DV
REQUESTED BY...FOSSIL RX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101022.FOSSI.01/UNR