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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROURKE FIRE...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
522 PM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1557 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...HOT AND VERY DRY ON THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING.
THURSDAY WILL BE HOT AND VERY DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
DROPPING TO NEAR 10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE
                    THIS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH INCREASING TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...JJ
REQUESTED BY...MIKE THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110824.ROURK.01/UNR