FNUS73 KUNR 292046
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW PEAK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
246 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 MDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. WINDS TONIGHT WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING
ALLOWING TERRAIN INFLUENCED WINDS TO DEVELOP. TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 80S ARE AGAIN EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH LIGHT MORNING WINDS
BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX WILL BE AT 5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE/TERRAIN INFLUENCED
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE/TERRAIN INFLUENCED WINDS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 11 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 TO 10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120629.CROWP.01/UNR