FNUS73 KUNR 292127
FWSUNR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    9 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101029.FOSSI.01/UNR