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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEPS CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
506 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1650 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A WEAK
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55-57.
RH..................MAX AROUND 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY LATE THIS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87-89.
RH..................MIN AROUND 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110906.SHEPS.01/UNR