FNUS73 KUNR 072047
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH CREEK 3RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
147 PM MST SUN NOV 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 60S ON MONDAY WITH THE AFTERNOON
MINIMUM HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. A COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS MONDAY EVENING BRINGING MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TO THE
AREA THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 TO 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...JAY WICKHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.FRENC.01/UNR