FNUS73 KUNR 100147
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR STOTS FIRE...WESTON COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
747 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1936 MDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVED THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. WINDS
WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND REMAIN
GUSTY...MAINLY IN OPEN UNSHELTERED VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS. WIND
DIRECTION MAY BE ERRATIC DUE TO TERRAIN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING
WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS
A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING INTO THE MIDDLE 20S.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 TO 1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 21 MPH.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL TYSDAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120609.STOTS.01/UNR