FNUS73 KUNR 160047
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGETOP...GREAT PLAINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
647 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1814 MDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW SHOWERS WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA
TONIGHT BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN AREA.
SOUTHERLY WINDS COULD BE A BIT GUSTY ALONG RIDGETOPS OVERNIGHT. A
COOL FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH IN THE MORNING WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 VALLEY BOTTOM TO 56 RIDGETOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOM TO 60 PERCENT
                    RIDGETOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH ALONG RIDGETOP.
                    OTHERWISE...DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...JJ
REQUESTED BY...BK632
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110615.RIDGE.01/UNR