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SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON LIGHTNING RX...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
905 AM MDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE DAKOTAS. LIGHT
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON TAP THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING OR EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 TO 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY KENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110927.IRONL.01/UNR