FNUS73 KUNR 281020
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKOTA POINT...SDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
420 AM MDT SAT AUG 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0402 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...HOT AND DRY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL
NOT BE A CRITICAL AS YESTERDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST LATE THIS MORNING AS A SURFACE BOUNDARY PUSHES
TO THE NORTHWEST. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH
VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY STORM. TONIGHT...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
EXPECTED.

ON SUNDAY...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH SOUTHERLY
WINDS.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 91.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 TO 10200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...MELODY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100828.LAKOT.01/UNR