FNUS73 KUNR 171512
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
912 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY...

DISCUSSION...A WARM AND DRY WEEKEND CAN BE EXPECTED. HUMIDITIES WILL
DROP TO AROUND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME
SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE
POOR. ON SUNDAY...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...AND COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES...WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

FOR TODAY
   SKY / WEATHER.......SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-84
   RH..................MIN 13-15%
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
                       4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100 AM CDT...THEN SOUTHEAST
                       6 TO 12 MPH AFTER 400 PM CDT.
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........6
   MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4000 FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLEAR
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49-52
   RH..................MAX 45-50%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                       MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........5
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AFTER SUNSET
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-83
   RH..................MIN 12-14%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH EARLY ...INCREASING TO 20
                       TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH NY
                       EARLY AFTERNOON.
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........5
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT...INCREASING TO NEAR
                       10000 FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO 35
                       TO 45 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT

FORECASTER...ST

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REQUESTED BY...BERT SHIELDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE