FNUS73 KUNR 061417
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
817 AM MDT SAT NOV 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE AROUND 70 DEGREES WITH THE AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 17 PERCENT. WINDS WILL
BE 5 TO 8 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH THIS MORNING...BECOMING 6 TO 12 MPH
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 AM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 TO 8 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO
                    16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...GWEN LIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101106.MARTI.02/UNR