FNUS73 KUNR 261443
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY POINT...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
843 AM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0827 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

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

.DISCUSSION...HOT...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
WINDS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SOUTHWEST TODAY AND BECOME GUSTY...REACHING
SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. TEMPERATURES
WILL PEAK AROUND 100 WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO
AROUND 10 PERCENT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM THIS AFTERNOON
CREATING ERRATIC WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE AREA
TONIGHT SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH...USHERING IN COOLER AIR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...
                    MAINLY AFTER 300 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS QUICKLY INCREASING THIS
                    MORNING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY
                    LATE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 TO 13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 17 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 20
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 TO 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...RANKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120626.ROCKY.01/UNR