FNUS73 KUNR 021605
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1005 AM MDT FRI SEP 2 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...COLD FRONT PASSAGE THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH COOL
TEMPERATURES. WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE BOUNDARY LATER. A
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...
SWITCHING WINDS OVER TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE GUSTY AT
TIMES BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE OVERNIGHT.

FOR TODAY
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE MORNING...
                       BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. A 20
                       PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-70
   RH..................MIN 40-44%
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND
                       15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CWR.................5%
   LAL.................1 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON
   MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL AROUND 1000 AM...THEN BECOMING
                       VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-44
   RH..................MAX 80-85%
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO
                       15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AROUND 900 PM.
   CWR.................10%
   LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT
   MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                       BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE
                       EVENING.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-61
   RH..................MIN 40-44%
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........2
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT EARLY...INCREASING TO AROUND
                       6000 FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN BECOMING VERY
                       GOOD TO EXCELLENT BY MIDDAY.

FORECASTER...ST

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REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE