FNUS73 KUNR 020126
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CANYON...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
726 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1911 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...AND STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25
MPH...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY
OVERNIGHT...WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING...RISING THROUGH
THE NIGHT AS COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES IN THE 20S.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT REQUEST...MIN 34.
RH..................42 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 23 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR.................29 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 TO 3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 33 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 36
                    TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO GOOD IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 21 MPH.
CWR.................20 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.......4400 TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 TO 36 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...BKF 681
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120401.REDCA.01/UNR