FNUS73 KUNR 292048
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BITTER RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
248 PM MDT FRI OCT 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON OCTOBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM NORTH
DAKOTA INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TOMORROW...ALLOWING RETURN FLOW
TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTHEAST. PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES ARE EXPECTED WITH A VARIETY OF MID TO HIGH CLOUDS.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NEBRASKA SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE FIRE AREA LATER
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    LESS THAN 10 MPH LATE MORNING...AND THEN
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500 FT AGL MID-
                    MORNING...MAX 3500 FT AGL MID-AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...STOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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