FNUS73 KUNR 302035
FWSUNR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1408 MDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 15 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON...INCREASING UP TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WITH HIGH
MIXING HEIGHTS AND MODERATE TRANSPORT WINDS...SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL
BE EXCELLENT. IN THE AFTERNOON...THE HAINES INDEX WILL REACH A
MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN SUNDAY...POTENTIALLY
WITH GUSTIER SOUTHWEST WINDS THAN SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EARLY TO MID
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 TO 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...CREW600
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120330.APPLE.02/UNR