FNUS73 KABR 231532
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA PLANT RX...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1032 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS FOR THE MOST PART FROM THE
SOUTH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. WILL SEE SOME SCATTERED HIGH CIRRUS
CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WELL. THERE IS A SURFACE TROF OF LOW
PRESSURE ANALYZED ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA AND NORTHEAST WYOMING.
THIS SURFACE TROF IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WORK EAST AND BE OVER OR
NEAR THE BURN SITE BY EARLY THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN WINDS
GOING CALM OR POSSIBLY SWITCHING AROUND TO A WEST-NORTHWEST
DIRECTION AT 5 TO 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO MAX OUT
THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY DRYING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN
                    LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 1400-1900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....12800-22800.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (MDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........21     29     29     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     68     78     82
RH..............49     37     29     26
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 6    SW 5   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN WEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1300-1800.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........25     24     24     23     22     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     64     59     56     55     53
RH..............38     50     57     63     66     70
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 3    S 3    S 3    SW 3   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...DORN
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY KENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110923.LAPLA.01/ABR