FNUS73 KUNR 081801
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1101 AM MST MON NOV 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 MST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS HIGH CLOUDS
CROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER 70S
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. RAIN SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING...CHANGING OVER TO SNOW
SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE LOWER 40S...THEN WILL
STEADILY DROP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN
BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 TO 2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...AC
REQUESTED BY...BK431
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.MARTI.01/UNR