FNUS73 KUNR 101356
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCH CREEK 3 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
656 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL KEEP WINDS GUSTY AT TIMES
TODAY...ALONG WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND BRING SNOW
AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...COULD BRIEFLY HIT FAIR LATE THIS MORNING
                    AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................88 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...JJ
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS STOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130110.FRENC.01/UNR