FNUS73 KUNR 021647
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR APPLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1047 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1019 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION....GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A HIGH AROUND 50 DEGREES AND MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 28 PERCENT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE
                    ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMISHING
                    SLIGHTLY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 TO 3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 30 TO 35 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 13
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120402.APPLE.01/UNR