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SPOT FORECAST FOR BERRY...WESTON COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1108 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1054 MDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT
WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP
THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN FOR MONDAY...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE LOW.

PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...WHICH SHOULD
KEEP THE VERY DRY AIR OUT OF THE FIRE AREA.

FOR TUESDAY HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND EXTREMELY
DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MAY OCCUR. HENCE...A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS TO 25 MPH FOR
                    OPEN AREAS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 TO 9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13300 TO 14300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL TYSDAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120624.BERRY.02/UNR