FNUS73 KUNR 072200
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KINNEY...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
400 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AS
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. UPPER LEVEL HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TOMORROW. CLEAR SKIES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE UPPER
60S. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS DRY...SO THE AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY MORNING...WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 TO 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-61 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 200 FT AGL.

.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 81 TO 87. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 50 TO 56. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 48 TO 54.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...PLANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120907.KINNE.01/UNR