FNUS73 KUNR 142147
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BERETTA...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
347 PM MDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1528 MDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AS SOME MID CLOUDS CROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY COOL
INTO THE 40S EARLY THIS EVENING. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH AND TURN WESTERLY BY MID EVENING.

THURSDAY WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARMER...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 DEGREES. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 TO 2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...FUELS 61
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120314.BERET.01/UNR