FNUS73 KUNR 012140
FWSUNR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1519 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...WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AND MAY INCREASE BEFORE PASSAGE
OF A COLD FRONT...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 500 PM AND 600 PM.
UPON FRONTAL PASSAGE...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. WITH THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY START OUT WITH DRY LIGHTING.
ALSO...VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF ANY
STORM. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT...WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20S.


.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15
                    TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 AFTER 500 PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 TO 11300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING 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)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH POSSIBLE AT RIDGE-TOP.
CWR.................15 PERCENT INCREASING TO 35 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................6 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 TO 2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT RIDGE-TOP
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................12 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...E 671
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120401.APPLE.02/UNR