FNUS73 KUNR 041612
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHARP S CORNER...PINE RIDGE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
912 AM MST WED JAN 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET AND WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE SITS ACROSS THE AREA. WITH MARGINAL TRANSPORT WINDS AND
LOW MIXING HEIGHTS...SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN POOR. WEATHER
CONDITIONS TODAY WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY WITH SMOKE DISPERSAL
REMAINING POOR.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TWISS SR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120104.SHARP.01/UNR