FNUS73 KUNR 161920
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1220 PM MST WED NOV 16 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...

DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE MAINLY SUNNY ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE MILDER...WITH HIGHS NEAR 50. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST TO
SOUTHWEST...INCREASING DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT STRONGER TRANSPORT
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY ALLOW FOR FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL
DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......CLEAR.
   CLEARING INDEX......POOR.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-50
   RH..................MIN 32-35%
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...INCREASING
                       10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO AROUND
                       20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT EARLY...INCREASING TO AROUND
                       1500 FT AROUND NOON.
   MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO
                       AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL AROUND NOON...THEN FAIR.

FORECASTER...ST

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REQUESTED BY...BRANCH 5
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U