FNUS73 KUNR 082012
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KINNEY...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
212 PM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1311 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER IS ON THE WAY SUNDAY AND
MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
AREA. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST TONIGHT ALLOWING
BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER
MONTANA WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...TURNING WINDS TO A
MORE SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS LATE MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 TO 8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...WINDY AND NOT AS WARM. PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...PLANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120908.KINNE.01/UNR