FNUS73 KUNR 201453 FWSUNR SPOT FORECAST FOR LACREEK PILES...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 753 AM MST THU JAN 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW 20S. WINDS WILL BE PREDOMINATELY OUT OF THE WEST AND WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST BY MID AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW AND BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 TO 1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SR REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MASSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110120.LACRE.01/UNR