FNUS73 KUNR 301120
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR APPLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
520 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0508 MDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE TODAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL BE WEST AT 7 TO 15 MPH...
BUT WILL MIX WITH UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH
THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY JUST UNDER 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF
THE WEST ON SATURDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
BURN AREA SUNDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 7 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING...OCCASIONALLY
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 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.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...CREW600
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120330.APPLE.01/UNR