FNUS73 KUNR 301733 FWSUNR SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW PEAK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 1133 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 MDT ON JUNE 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY. .DISCUSSION...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE TODAY...WITH SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WITH A DRYING LOWER ATMOSPHERE TODAY...VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND NIGHTTIME THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. CWR.................9 PERCENT. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 TO 10900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT/TERRAIN INFLUENCED AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................8 PERCENT. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. CWR.................11 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 TO 7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...CALDERON REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120630.CROWP.01/UNR