FNUS73 KUNR 211411
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR POOL 7...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
811 AM MDT WED SEP 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WORK WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES OVER THE AREA. HIGHS WILL BE
IN THE 60S TODAY...LOWER 70S THURSDAY...AND NEAR 80 FRIDAY. WINDS
THURSDAY WILL BE RELATIVELY WEAK...BUT AT THIS TIME THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY WHAT DIRECTION IT WILL BE FROM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 22 MPH POSSIBLE IN LATE MORNING TO
                    AROUND NOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 TO 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...TODD SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110921.POOL7.01/UNR