FNUS73 KUNR 202129
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP CREEK FIRE...CAMPBELL COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
329 PM MDT WED JUL 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1514 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE AREA
OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN LIGHT WINDS AND FAIR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY. ON THURSDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL
APPROACH 90 DEGREES WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 17 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING EAST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 TO 11400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...DALE IZATT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110720.SHEEP.01/UNR