FNUS73 KUNR 271604 FWSUNR SPOT FORECAST FOR TOWER FIRE...ROSEBUD AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 904 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0907 CST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY. .DISCUSSION...QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION SLIDES EASTWARD. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE HIGH THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH SNOW DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE SOME RAINFALL ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW. OTHERWISE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 17 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 TO 2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................12 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. CWR.................93 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 19 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. $$ FORECASTER...CALDERON REQUESTED BY...BERT SHIELDS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120227.TOWER.01/UNR