FNUS73 KUNR 142144
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT MEADE  3...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
344 PM MDT FRI OCT 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECT OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........53.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 TO 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE TONIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE TONIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 14 TO 19 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...BKF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.FORTM.03/UNR