FNUS73 KUNR 250106
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW PEAK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
706 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1852 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 ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY...BUT
COVERAGE WILL BE LOW. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MID 60S
OVERNIGHT...WITH BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS. THE EAST FLOW WILL ALLOW
FOR GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........81 AT REQUEST...MIN 65.
RH..................56 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 TO 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 12 TO 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MB
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120624.CROWP.02/UNR