FNUS73 KUNR 081920
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANHATTAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
120 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON...

DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE BURN AREA BY MID
AFTERNOON...SWITCHING WINDS TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...STRONG
WIND GUSTS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE
EXCELLENT LATE TONIGHT AS CLOUDS DECREASE.

FOR THIS AFTERNOON
   SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 200 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-84
   RH..................MIN 43-47%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST-
                       NORTHWEST AROUND 200 PM.
   CWR.................40%
   LAL.................3
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT
   MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLODUY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-58
   RH..................MAX 90-95%
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                       VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH AROUND SUNSET.
   CWR.................30%
   LAL.................3 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AFTER SUNSET
   MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST
                       5 TO 10 MPH AROUND SUNSET.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER SUNSET

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-82
   RH..................MIN 40-44%
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 4 TO 8 MPH
   CWR.................10%
   LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
   HAINES INDEX........3

FORECASTER...ST

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REQUESTED BY...MANHATTAN FIRE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE