FNUS73 KUNR 270118
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE FLAT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
718 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1911 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE DAKOTAS
TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY DRY
AIR. OTHERWISE...THE HIGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST FRIDAY AS A STORM
SYSTEM OVER THE ROCKIES MOVES TOWARD THE BLACK HILLS. THIS WILL
BRING A RETURN OF SOUTHEAST WINDS AND A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
MOISTURE. SOUTH WINDS MAY BE QUITE GUSTY ON FRIDAY. SCATTERED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN
WYOMING AND FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE STORMS WILL SPREAD
EASTWARD OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME OF THEM BEING SEVERE. WE WILL SEE A
LULL IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON SATURDAY...BUT THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN AGAIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
WARMER AIR WILL ALSO SPREAD BACK INTO THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK...AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE
AVERAGE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 TO 8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JC
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120726.LITTL.02/UNR