FNUS73 KUNR 241255
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKENNA SPRINGS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
655 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0635 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 FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SUNNY SKIES AND HOT TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TODAY AND
MONDAY. HIGH TEMPS WILL CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE 90S...WITH THE
AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 TO 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120624.MCKEN.01/UNR