FNUS73 KUNR 210048
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL CANYON CA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
648 PM MDT FRI JUL 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1813 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING
THE EVENING. VARIABLE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT AT 10 TO 15 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGES TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE
                    DURING THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 65.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE
                    ON EXPOSED RIDGES DURING THE EVENING. VARIABLE WIND
                    GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 300 TO 800 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 96.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 12
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING.

.EXTENDED FORECAST FROM THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE FORECAST...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 2.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-74 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 900 FT AGL.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 TO 10300 FT AGL.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.


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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...BK 411
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120720.SAWMI.01/UNR