FNUS73 KUNR 222112
FWSUNR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1520 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 LOW MIXING HEIGHTS. SURFACE WINDS
DURING THAT PERIOD WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AND AT 4 TO 8 MPH.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.


.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................36 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......ABOUT 3200 FT AGL THROUGH 500 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DOWN
                    VALLEY AFTER 900 PM.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO BELOW 500 FT AGL BY 800 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......ABOUT 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 2500 FT AGL BETWEEN NOON AND 300 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...MS
REQUESTED BY...GWEN LIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101022.MARTI.01/UNR