FNUS73 KUNR 182151
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HISEGA...GPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
351 PM MDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES FROM CENTRAL WY TO EASTERN WY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT. HIGH THIN CLOUDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RATHER
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY DUE TO THIN HIGH CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...FEW GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 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.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY NIGHT...
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...YANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110318.HISEG.01/UNR