FNUS73 KUNR 172335
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARRETTA  2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
535 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1707 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH
SUNDAY AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS.
RECORD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BRINGING CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN
LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD
SUBSIDE SOME TONIGHT...BUT THEN PICK BACK UP AGAIN BY MIDDAY
SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...GUSTS TO 22 MPH BEFORE 900 PM.
                    WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 25 MPH MIDDAY WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...TERRY TOMPKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120317.BARRE.01/UNR