FNUS73 KUNR 041214
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BITTER RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
614 AM MDT THU NOV 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON NOVEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
TODAY ALLOWING WEAK RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP. DUE TO RELATIVELY
LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS AND SEASONABLY LOW MIXING HEIGHTS...SMOKE
DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE MID-MORNING
                    AND THEN UPSLOPE/TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS STOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101104.BITTE.02/UNR