FNUS73 KUNR 161551
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DISTRICT SLASH PILES...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
951 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 MIDDLE TO UPPER 50S WITH THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH FALLING
TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT
6 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 10
TO 14 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN
                    SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 TO 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 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 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 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.02/UNR