FNUS73 KUNR 300431
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR OIL CREEK...WESTON COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1031 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2209 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 WEATHER OVER
THE REGION THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. SOTUHEAST WINDS TONIGHT WILL BECOME LIGHT...
ALLOWING LIGHT TERRAIN INFLUENCED WINDS TO DEVELOP. TEMPERATURES NEAR 90
DEGREES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH LIGHT MORNING WINDS
BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT IS POSSIBLE A FEW OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 62.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH GRADUALLY
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 TO 11800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL TYSDAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120629.OILCR.01/UNR