FNUS73 KUNR 301158
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BITTER RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
558 AM MDT SAT OCT 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS
TODAY. THIS WILL BRING SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AROUND 27 PERCENT. MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS WILL 1800-2200 FEET.
HOWEVER...TRANSPORT WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL KEEP THE SMOKE DISPERSAL
IN THE POOR CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN AROUND 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 TO 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...STOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101030.BITTE.01/UNR