FNUS73 KUNR 011559
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR APPLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
959 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0928 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...AND
THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY LIGHTING...

.DISCUSSION...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE
BURN SITE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TEENS...WHILE GUSTY WESTERLY
WINDS DEVELOP...PARTICULARLY AT RIDGE-TOP. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH AROUND 600 PM THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTY WINDS SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE
FRONT BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY LIGHTING...ALONG WITH VARIABLE
AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF ANY STORM. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN
GUSTY OVERNIGHT...WITH SHOWERS LIKELY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES IN THE 20S.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING CLOUDS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WESTERLY WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    POSSIBLE AT RIDGE-TOP.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 TO 11300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 23 TO 33 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    POSSIBLE AT RIDGE-TOP.
CWR.................35 PERCENT...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................6 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........5 EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 2 LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 TO 2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT RIDGE-TOP.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...E 671
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120401.APPLE.01/UNR