FNUS73 KUNR 111307
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT MEADE NORTH RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
707 AM MDT TUE OCT 11 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...WIND SHIFT LATE THIS MORNING...WINDY ON WEDNESDAY...

DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS MORNING
BEFORE A SURFACE TROF PASSES AND SWITCHES THEM TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST
LATE THIS MORNING. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL PASS OVER THE AREA. SMOKE
DISPERSAL IS ONLY EXPECTED TO BE BORDERLINE FAIR THIS AFTERNOON. A
COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH WINDS
GRADUALLY INCREASING AND SOME STRONGER GUSTS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS
BY LATE MORNING.

BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE FRIDAY...BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 930 MDT 10/11/11
   SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY
   TEMPERATURE.........56-58...MAX 66-68
   RH..................AROUND 40%...MIN 28-31%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                       NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BETWEEN 1000 AM
                       AND NOON.
   CWR.................0%
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 TO 3500 FT AROUND NOON.
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                       BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR EARLY...BECOMING FAIR AROUND NOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-44
   RH..................MAX 90-95%
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUST TO 25 MPH
                       POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CWR.................20%
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT
   MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY AND
                       WINDY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-63
   RH..................MIN 33-37%
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO
                       20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH LATE
                       IN THE MORNING.
   CWR.................0%
   HAINES INDEX........2
   MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT EARLY...INCREASING TO AROUND
                       5000 FT BY NOON.
   MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE
                       MORNING.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT BY LATE MORNING.

FORECASTER...ST

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REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS LIPP
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U