FNUS73 KUNR 031459
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOLDIER...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
859 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0819 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH JUST A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 90S WITH THE AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT. SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST BY LATE
AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...WINDS WILL TURN MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY AND PICK UP TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE EVENING. FRONTAL
PASSAGE SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM...WITH WINDS
SWITCHING AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    SOUTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.SOLDI.01/UNR