FNUS73 KUNR 281601
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORU PILES...WIND CAVE NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1001 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...THE BULK OF SNOW SHOWERS AT THIS TIME ARE JUST NORTH
OF MT RUSHMORE...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THOUGH
THE DAY WITH UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION. SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE
LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL RISE TO NEAR
40 WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES JUST ABOVE 50 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG.
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT IGNITION...MAX 32.
RH..................90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................45 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.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................27 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 TO 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...AAREN NELLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110328.MORUP.01/UNR