FNUS73 KUNR 031954
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
154 PM MDT WED NOV 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON NOVEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS
THE DOMINATE FEATURE OVER THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY AS A SURFACE HIGH PASSES OVER THE BURN SITE. NEAR CALM WINDS IN
THE MORNING WILL SHIFT SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH PASSES TO
THE EAST...THOUGH WILL REMAIN LIGHT. POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED
AS TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WHILE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE
RELATIVELY LOW AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AT 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY AT 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 TO 2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...BK634
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101104.MARTI.01/UNR