FNUS73 KUNR 131352
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MT RUSHMORE PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
652 AM MST THU JAN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...BEHIND A WARM FRONT...MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR...EXCEPT FAIR 900 AM TO NOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...ERIC ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.MTRUS.01/UNR