FNUS73 KUNR 292109
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAKOTA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
309 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1450 MDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. WINDS TONIGHT WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING
ALLOWING TERRAIN INFLUENCED WINDS TO DEVELOP. TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 80S ARE AGAIN EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH LIGHT MORNING WINDS
BECOMING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX WILL BE AT 5.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE BLACK HILLS TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BECOME STRONG...EVEN POSSIBLY SEVERE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE/TERRAIN INFLUENCED
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 TO 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS
                    MAY BECOME STRONG.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 TO 10100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME
                    STRONG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 16
                    MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE/TERRAIN
                    INFLUENCED AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

$$
FORECASTER...CALDERON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN JENKINS FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120629.DAKOT.01/UNR