FNUS73 KUNR 031408
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH CREEK RX...SDDWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
808 AM MDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSEASONABLY
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES BOTH DAYS WITH
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 15
PERCENT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST TO
NORTHEAST TODAY...THEN BECOME BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTH BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 TO 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 TO 8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...ROB LEHMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.FRENC.01/UNR