FNUS73 KUNR 032058
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE DRAW...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
258 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1432 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 FOR SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...

.DISCUSSION...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT IN THE WHITE DRAW FIRE AREA. EXPECT LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO
CONTINUE...GUSTING TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. A STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE
WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT...SWITCHING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 20
TO 35 MPH...AND PERSISTING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. FRONTAL PASSAGE
SHOULD BE AROUND MIDNIGHT IN THE EDGEMONT AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    20 TO 35 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...ROB CARLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.WHITE.01/UNR