FNUS73 KUNR 241405 FWSUNR SPOT FORECAST FOR GHOST HAWK RX...ROSEBUD AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 805 AM MDT MON OCT 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY. .DISCUSSION...THE WEATHER TODAY WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH TONIGHT TUNING WINDS TO THE NORTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 TO 3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO FAIR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.....NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 TO 4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 28 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GR REQUESTED BY...BERT SHIELDS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111024.GHOST.01/UNR