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SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNER RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
846 AM MDT WED OCT 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS
THE DAKOTAS TODAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY...WITH SOME MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS STREAMING IN THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE
WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 8 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING WEST TO
NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT BY EARLY EVENING...THEN PICK UP OUT OF THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH BY 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
                    20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...THEN FAIR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND
                    15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 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.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...NORDSVEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121031.BURNE.02/UNR