FNUS73 KUNR 151523
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORU PILE BURN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
923 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 MDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING AND SHIFTING
NORTHEAST TO EAST THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG
WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AND SUPPORT INCREASING
CHANCES FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 33.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 14
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................11 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.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29.
RH..................MIN 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................52 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 TO 2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...LEE DUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130415.MORUP.01/UNR