FNUS73 KUNR 151234
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT MEADE  3 RX...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
634 AM MDT SAT OCT 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING
BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE LOWER 60S BY NOON WITH
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE
AREA...BRINGING BREEZY NORTH WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED AFTER THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH...ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.

SUNDAY SHOULD BE DRY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S. A GOOD
CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS LIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111015.FORTM.01/UNR