FNUS73 KUNR 120844
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDCAT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
244 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0224 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY DRY
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH GENERALLY
POOR RECOVERY AT NIGHT. TODAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE RELATIVELY
COOL...BUT WARM WEATHER RETURNS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY DUE TO HIGH CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 TO 700 FT AG.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 TO 8100 FT AGL.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...HOOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120912.WILDC.01/UNR