FNUS73 KUNR 061332
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTON HILLS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
732 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0716 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN WYOMING THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
WINDS WILL BECOME ERRATIC AS THE LOW MOVES OVER THE AREA.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH VERY STRONG WINDS...
LARGE HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THIS MORNING...ALLOWING FOR MORE SUNSHINE UNTIL
THE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY WITH
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8
                    TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...IC - BUCKALEW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.WESTO.01/UNR