FNUS73 KUNR 062102
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CANYON...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
302 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1440 MDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL FEATURE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. VARIABLE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THE REST OF TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE MILD...WITH
LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 60S AND MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 65
PERCENT. TUESDAY WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER THAN MONDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH. VARIABLE GUSTS TO 40
                    MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 93.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090706.REDCA.01/UNR