FNUS73 KUNR 132257
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMOKER GULCH...SDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
357 PM MST SUN FEB 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1536 MST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT
5 TO 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 12 TO 18 MPH ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TONIGHT WITH
MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 70 PERCENT. MONDAY WILL SEE
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT.

SKIES WILL REMAIM MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
REMAINING ABOVE NORMAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 39 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 26 TO 32
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO
                    15 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...LC
REQUESTED BY...STRAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110213.SMOKE.01/UNR