FNUS73 KUNR 201224
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COAL CANYON...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
624 AM MDT SAT AUG 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2139 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ONE MORE COOL DAY
TO THE AREA TODAY. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S WITH THE
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WARMER AND DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN KARCHUT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110819.COALC.01/UNR