FNUS73 KUNR 212155
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAGGED TOP...SD-BKF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
355 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1540 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT
WITH INCREASING CLOUDS TOWARD MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE CONTINUING INTO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE RAINFALL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE EARLY EVENING
                    WILL BECOME NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH AROUND SUNSET...THEN WILL
                    SHIFT TO THE SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH GRADUALLY BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR AFTER SUNSET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11700 TO 12700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH
                    BY NOON...THEN WEST-NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120821.RAGGE.01/UNR