FNUS73 KUNR 270019
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAKOTA...SD-BKF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
619 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1749 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A COOL FRONT WILL CROSS THE DAKOTA FIRE AREA AROUND 300 AM TONIGHT
WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER THIS EVENING...ONLY REACHING
ABOUT 30 PERCENT BY 10 PM. WEDNESDAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY...WITH BREEZY
NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61.
RH..................MAX 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    SUNSET...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT
                    ...THEN NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND 300 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 200 TO 700 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER SUNSET...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 17 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12
                    TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...BENSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120626.DAKOT.01/UNR