FNUS73 KUNR 031228 FWSUNR SPOT FORECAST FOR NEWTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 528 AM MST MON DEC 3 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...WINDS HAVE DECREASED BEHIND A COLD FRONT PASSAGE EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE A BIT LATE THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE. SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOP AREAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE DAY. FOR TODAY SKY / WEATHER.......DECREASING CLOUDS THIS MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-49 RH..................MIN 20-23% 20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. CWR.................0% LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........2 MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT BY NOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. FOR TONIGHT SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-25 RH..................MAX 65-70% 20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH CWR.................0% LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........2 MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44-46 RH..................MIN 28-31% 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH CWR.................0% LAL.................1 HAINES INDEX........2 MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2000 FT BY NOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH FORECASTER...ST $$ REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE