FNUS73 KUNR 071523
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL CREEK...CAMPBELL COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
923 AM MDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0855 MDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES AND MILD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 80S...AND THE
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 25
PERCENT. CURRENT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WILL SLOWLY
SHIFT AROUND TO THE EAST NORTHEAST BY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS
SHOULD INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY NOON. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT
SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 50S...WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERING TO AROUND 60 PERCENT BY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY
OUT OF THE SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY AT 15 TO 25 MPH. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH
MOST OF THE EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-83.
RH..................MIN 24-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING EAST TO
                    NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 TO 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 15 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 25
                    TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...MIKE THOMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090707.WHITE.01/UNR