FNUS73 KUNR 281518
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE WEST RX...PINE RIDGE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
918 AM MDT THU MAR 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...QUIET AND MILD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SMOKE
DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR GIVEN LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND LIGHT
TRANSPORT WINDS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING...INCREASING
FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A WEAK SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SMOKE DISPERSAL TOMORROW WILL BE GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 TO 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...TAMARA J  RANDALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130328.PINER.01/UNR