FNUS73 KUNR 312158
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
358 PM MDT THU MAY 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE
AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS THE SYSTEM PUSHES EASTWARD OUT OF
THE AREA. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BECOME EXCELLENT BY THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 60S.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................27 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14
                    MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 23 TO
                    32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN
                    THE MORNING DECREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MANAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120601.MARTI.01/UNR