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SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNER RX...SD-BKF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
335 PM MDT WED OCT 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1226 MDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING WITH MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES. OVERNIGHT...AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ESPECIALLY AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL. THE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL THEN DECREASE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS NORTHEAST
WYOMING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS THIS EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 9 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.......300 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15
                    TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-64.
RH..................MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN AROUND 36.
RH..................MAX 85-90 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX AROUND 52.
RH..................AROUND 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...NORDSVEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121031.BURNE.03/UNR