FNUS73 KUNR 242115
FWSUNR

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1458 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 LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT COVERAGE WILL BE LOW.
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON WITH BREEZY
EASTERLY WINDS. EAST FLOW TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY.

MONDAY WILL SEE HOT WEATHER AGAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND GUSTY USHERING IN
VERY DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE OR
LOWER BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING CONTINUES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 TO 3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 TO 7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...ST 660
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120624.MCKEN.02/UNR