FNUS73 KUNR 261635
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORU PILE BURN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1035 AM MDT TUE MAR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW. SUNSHINE TODAY WILL
BE FILTERED BY PASSING HIGH CLOUDS. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY
REACH IN THE UPPER 40S TODAY...AND LOWER 50S WEDNESDAY. LOW MIXING
HEIGHTS AND WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS WILL RESULT IN POOR SMOKE
DISPERSAL BOTH DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/TERRAIN INFLUENCED WINDS AT 5
                    TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE/TERRAIN INFLUENCED IN
                    THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...AAREN NELLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130326.MORUP.02/UNR