FNUS73 KUNR 251746
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWERS UTE...CAMPBELL COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1146 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1122 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASED
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WINDS MAY
BECOME VARIABLE AND GUSTY IN THE VICINITY OF ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...AND
WILL BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST
                    LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TOWARDS EARLY
                    MORNING. WINDS MAY BE VARIABLE AND GUSTY IN THE
                    VICINITY OF ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH BY EARLY MORNING.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 23 TO 33 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.

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FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...RANDY SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120425.BOWER.01/UNR