FNUS73 KUNR 141249
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT MEADE  3...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
649 AM MDT FRI OCT 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER
50S WITH THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND
30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 14
MPH...AND SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST BY LATE
AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH A BIT MORE SUN. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH BREEZY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. SUNDAY WILL BE COOLER
WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 TO 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...RYAN LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.FORTM.02/UNR