FNUS73 KUNR 311237
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY TODAY WITH WIND SHIFT TONIGHT...

DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME GUSTY AS
TEMPERATURES CLIMB WELL ABOVE AVERAGE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...SOME POSSIBLY PRODUCING
LITTLE RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH AROUND
MIDNIGHT...BRINGING A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY ALONG WITH CONTINUED CHANCES
FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TODAY
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92
   RH..................MIN 19%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                       15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE
                       VARIABLE AND GUSTY IN THE VICINTY OF ANY
                       THUNDERSTORM.
   CWR.................8%
   LAL.................2
   HAINES INDEX........6
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH
   CLEARING INDEX......EXCELLENT

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63
   RH..................MAX 53%
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CWR.................10%
   LAL.................2
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT
   CLEARING INDEX......POOR

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77
   RH..................MIN 35%
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH
   CWR.................15%
   LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3
   HAINES INDEX........4
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL
   MIXING WINDS........NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH
   CLEARING INDEX......VERY GOOD

FORECASTER...JS

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE