FNUS73 KUNR 232011
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADMAN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
211 PM MDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1340 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME
HIGH THIN CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL PEAK AROUND 69 WITH THE AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY FALLING TO
AROUND 25 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT
5 TO 15 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING WITH DECENT RH RECOVERY. WINDS WILL GO LIGHT LATE
THIS EVENING AND SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT LATE
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10
                    MPH AROUND 3 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...BAKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120323.DEADM.01/UNR