FNUS73 KUNR 181227
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKSTON FIRE...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
627 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0609 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER 50S
WITH THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT.
LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT
ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY WILL BE
WARM AND DRY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 60 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 TO 2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...MARSHALL PEARMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121018.CROOK.01/UNR