FNUS73 KUNR 281941 FWSUNR SPOT FORECAST FOR FLYNN CREEK...SD-BKF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 141 PM MDT SAT AUG 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1315 MDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY. .DISCUSSION...THE FLYNN CREEK FIRE AREA REMAINS NEAR A WEAK...NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...THEN THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AGAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. VARIABLE WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85. RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. VARIABLE GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................5 PERCENT. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 TO 11100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VARIABLE GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................15 PERCENT. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 200 TO 700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 16 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING... THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84. RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................5 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 TO 11100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GR REQUESTED BY...MATT SPRING TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100828.FLYNN.02/UNR