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SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN MOUNTAIN...WESTON COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
121 PM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1253 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...VERY WARM WITH LOW HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH TODAY...WITH HAINES
INDICES AROUND 6. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER
TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...JJ
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL TYSDAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120424.GREEN.01/UNR