FNUS73 KUNR 050103
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KINNEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
703 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1835 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY COOL TONIGHT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY TO AROUND 65 PERCENT BY MORNING. WEDNESDAY WILL BE SUNNY
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT THEN
                    TO AROUND 5 MPH TOWARD MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 100 TO 600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 18
                    MPH BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 TO 7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING.



.EXTENDED FORECAST FROM SD-262 FIRE WEATHER ZONE FORECAST...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-63 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 200 FT AGL.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-31 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH UP TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 TO 9900 FT AGL.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...BK 638
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.KINNE.01/UNR