FNUS73 KUNR 121414
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORU PILE BURN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
814 AM MDT FRI APR 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...GOOD MORNING. THE WEATHER TODAY WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL INTO THE EARLY EVENING...
WINDS WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 TO 2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE DURING THE EVENING...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    TOWARD MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...LEE DUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130412.MORUP.01/UNR