FNUS73 KUNR 280033
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKOTA POINT...CHRIS LAROCHE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
633 PM MDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1825 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY'S SLOWLY INCREASING THROUGH THE
NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH DRY LIGHTNING
POSSIBLE THROUGH 03Z.

SATURDAY WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY'S 20 TO 25 PERCENT. THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE OF
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........94 AT REQUEST...MIN 58.
RH..................16 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 17 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10
                    TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 TO 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...LC
REQUESTED BY...SD WILDFIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.LAKOT.01/UNR