FNUS73 KUNR 281514
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIRROR-COX LAKES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
914 AM MDT THU APR 28 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY. WINDS WILL BE WEST TO SOUTHWEST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT...AND PASS THROUGH THE BURN AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN AROUND 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-42.
RH..................MAX AROUND 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-50.
RH..................MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 TO 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...DARREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.MIRRO.02/UNR