FNUS73 KUNR 181128
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHOOPUP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
528 AM MDT MON JUL 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 517 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY
NEAR THE THUNDERSTORMS. IT WILL BE HOT THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BE 2O TO 25
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 97-99.
RH..................MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH THIS MORNING SHIFTING
            TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. ERRATIC AND GUSTY
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13200 TO 14200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 66-69.
RH..................MAX AROUND 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. ERRATIC AND GUSTY
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BK638
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110718.WHOOP.01/UNR