FNUS73 KUNR 051733
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1133 AM MDT SUN SEP 5 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...COLD FRONT PASSAGE LATE THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. A COLD
FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING...WITH
GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. MUCH COOLER...SHOWERY...AND
BREEZY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

FOR TODAY
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88-90
   RH..................MIN 13-15%
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE WIND 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING WEST-
                       SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUST TO 15 MPH
                       EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........5...BECOMING 6 DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO NEAR 10000 FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON
   MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......INCREASING CLOUDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-52
   RH..................MAX 60-65%
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                       AROUND 1000 PM AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20
                       MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT.
   CWR.................10%
   LAL.................2
   HAINES INDEX........5...DROPPING TO 2 OVERNIGHT.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AFTER SUNSET
   MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                       AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                       MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON. A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE IN
                       THE MORNING.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-64
   RH..................MIN 40-45%
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
   CWR.................30%
   LAL.................2 IN THE MORNING...THEN 1.
   HAINES INDEX........2

FORECASTER...ST

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REQUESTED BY...KELSEY PAPROCKI
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE