FNUS73 KUNR 161012
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR 7-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
412 AM MDT TUE AUG 16 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOLER CONDITIONS TODAY AS COLD FRONT
PASSES WELL EAST OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY TODAY...
INCREASING A BIT LATE IN THE MORNING. THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE IN THE
VERY LOW CATEGORY TODAY.

FOR TODAY
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80-82
   RH..................MIN 28-32%
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                       MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST
                       8 TO 14 MPH AROUND NOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                       POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........2
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT EARLY...INCREASING TO
                       AROUND 5000 FT BY NOON
   MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR EARLY...BECOMING VERY GOOD BY NOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52-54
   RH..................MAX 80-85%
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH
   CWR.................5%
   LAL.................1 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2.
   HAINES INDEX........2
   MIXING HEIGHT.......DROPPING TO AROUND 500 FT SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET
   MIXING WINDS........EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR AROUND SUNSET.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87-89
   RH..................MIN 22-25%
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                       5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTEROON.
   CWR.................10%
   LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
   HAINES INDEX........INCREASING TO 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000-8000 FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR EARLY...BECOMING VERY GOOD BY EARLY
                       AFTERNOON.

FORECASTER...ST

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REQUESTED BY...ST660
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE