FNUS73 KUNR 251851
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WICK FIRE...PINE RIDGE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1251 PM MDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1227 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE AROUND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. ERRATIC AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING GREATER
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY...ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST
                    LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY
                    IN THE VICINITY OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS MAY BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY IN THE
                    VICINITY OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST 18 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH POSSIBLE.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 TO 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...TAMARA J  RANDALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120425.WICKF.01/UNR