FNUS73 KUNR 282241
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MYRTLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
441 PM MDT SAT JUL 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1629 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT
IN ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL
CROSS THE AREA RESULTING IN SMALL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 63.
RH..................MAX 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 TO 10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA BULLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120728.MYRTL.01/UNR