FNUS73 KUNR 142149
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PICNIC...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
249 PM MST SAT JAN 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1427 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WINDS
WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE NIGHT...THEN DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 10 TO 20
MPH ARE EXPECTED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25.
RH..................MAX 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12
                    TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 14
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...PLOCEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120114.PICNI.01/UNR