FNUS73 KUNR 172225
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR INIPI FIRE...BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
425 PM MDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1616 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN LIGHT NORTHEAST TO VARIABLE THIS EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND INCREASING ON FRIDAY. WINDS MAY BECOME
VARIABLE AND GUSTY IN AND NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DECENT
RH RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH MINIMUM RH OF AROUND 20
PERCENT EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 TO 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...TAMARA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120517.INIPI.01/UNR