FNUS73 KUNR 241932
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSSIL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
132 PM MDT SUN OCT 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1423 MDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE ANOTHER UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA...BRINGING CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP MONDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT...WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS
ON TUESDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-51 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST UP TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 TO 3900 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-89 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 15
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 200 FT AGL.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-57 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 40
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 TO 3800 FT AGL.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...FOSSIL RX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101024.FOSSI.01/UNR