FNUS73 KUNR 171831
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE WEST RX...PINE RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1231 PM MDT SAT SEP 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY...CROSSING
THE BURN SITE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. DRIER WEATHER WILL THEN RETURN SUNDAY INTO THE EARLY WORK
WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...DOUVILLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110917.PINER.01/UNR