FNUS73 KUNR 070004
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATER DRAW...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
604 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1742 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS NOW PUSHING EAST
OF THE BURN AREA. THERE IS STILL A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF MORE
STORMS DEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BUT THOSE CHANCES ARE PRETTY SLIM.

A DRY SOUTHWEST WIND WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW AND LOWER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 20 PERCENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...JJ
REQUESTED BY...MELODY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.WATER.01/UNR