FNUS73 KUNR 221400
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CREEK...CAMPBELL COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
800 AM MDT MON AUG 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0738 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE HOT TODAY WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 95 WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AROUND 15 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 6 TO 12 MPH WILL BECOME
WEST-NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 TO 14500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN BORGIALLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110822.ELKCR.01/UNR