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FNUS73 KUNR 232216
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PLEASANT VALLEY...GPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
416 PM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING BRINGING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DRY WEATHER TO THE AREA.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL TONIGHT WITH GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY EXPECTED. QUIET CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST THIS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH THIS EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR THIS EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION BECOMING
                    SOUTH AT 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON

$$
FORECASTER...JW/LC
REQUESTED BY...DIV 200
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20080924.PLEAS.01/UNR


000
FNUS73 KUNR 231927
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PCK RX...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
127 PM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE
AREA BRINGING LITTLE TO NO CLOUD COVER...AND DRY WEATHER. QUIET
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20080923.PCKRX.01/UNR


000
FNUS73 KUNR 231814
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOUNDED KNEE_RX...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1214 PM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CROSS THE BURN SITE AT
APPROXIMATELY 1345 THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT...GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED.
OTHERWISE SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
70S.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................28 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 AT
                    IGNITION...THEN NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20
                    GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE
                    AND CONTINUING FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 TO 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL TWISS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20080923.WOUND.01/UNR


000
FNUS73 KUNR 231747
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR THUMB RX...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1147 AM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. SKIES WILL BE SUNNY TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES
WILL REACH NEAR 70 DEGREES. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TOMORROW
MORNING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO 12 TO 18 MPH.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 33 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...WATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20080923.THUMB.01/UNR


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