FNUS73 KUNR 021913
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
113 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1245 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
INTO THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH SLOWLY SHIFT
TO THE NORTHEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER 80S THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WINDS WILL BE BREEZY
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY EVENING.
THEN...WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH
AROUND MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST BY MID AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER 2400.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 TO 8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120702.SOLDI.01/UNR