FNUS73 KUNR 031706
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORU PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1006 AM MST TUE JAN 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH WELL INTO THE 50S. WITH THE
WARM AIR ALOFT...THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE IS NOT EXPECTED TO MIX OUT
MUCH TOMORROW. THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 TO 2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 36 TO 44 MPH INCREASING TO 46 TO 48
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 39 TO 48 MPH DECREASING TO 24 TO 25
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 55.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...LEE DUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120104.MORUP.01/UNR