FNUS73 KUNR 290013
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILD CAT CREEK...CAMPBELL COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
613 PM MDT SAT JUL 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1804 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST OF THE BIG
HORNS WILL REACH THE FIRE AREA AROUND 7PM MDT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BRING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK. A SERIES OF WEAK
DISTURBANCES WILL BRING DAILY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE
                    VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14800 TO 15800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...SAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120728.WILDC.01/UNR