FNUS73 KUNR 040120
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GHOST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
720 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1855 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...GUSTY WINDS...AND A COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE...

.DISCUSSION...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN THE GHOST FIRE AREA. EXPECT LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS
EVENING. A STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL OCCUR LATER
TONIGHT...SWITCHING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO
30 MPH...AND PERSISTING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. FRONTAL PASSAGE
SHOULD BE AROUND 11 PM IN THE FIRE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.GHOST.01/UNR