FNUS73 KUNR 201537
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORK...BKF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
937 AM MDT SAT OCT 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0945 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A WARM AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY. LIGHT WINDS
WILL PICK UP FROM THE WEST AND BE GUSTY AT TIMES LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE AREA AROUND
MIDNIGHT SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH SOME HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...GUSTS TO 25 MPH OVER EXPOSED AREAS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 TO 3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...FORK OPERATIONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121020.FORK_.01/UNR