476  
FNUS73 KUNR 232353  
FWSUNR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KNUCKLES RX...SDWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
453 PM MST MON NOV 23 2009  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.  
   
DISCUSSION  
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA  
ON TUESDAY BRINGING PARTLY SUNNY SKIES TO THE BURN AREA. AN UPPER  
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT  
BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE BURN AREA.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.  
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
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.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.  
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.  
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 TO 3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.  
 
 
FORECASTER...JW  
REQUESTED BY...STEVEN ESSER BC HOT SPRINGS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 20091124.KNUCK.01/UNR  
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