FNUS73 KUNR 021543
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 11 LACREEK...US FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
843 AM MST WED JAN 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...GRADUALLY TAPERING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL INCREASE
TO GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
DECREASE BY THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 27.
RH..................MIN 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 TO 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 33 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 5.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 31.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...TODD SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130102.UNIT1.01/UNR