FNUS73 KUNR 161452
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DISTRICT SLASH PILES...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
852 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH HIGH
CLOUDS STREAMING IN LATER TODAY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A RAIN
SHOWER CROSSING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE
IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S WITH THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH FALLING TO
AROUND 35 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE WEST TO
NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 6 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST TO
NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...TAMARA J  RANDALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110416.DISTR.01/UNR