FNUS73 KUNR 051233
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAUTRE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
633 AM MDT FRI APR 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0620 MDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN
SHOWERS...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCES COMING OVERNIGHT. THIS MAY ALSO BRING
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE
SOUTHEASTERLY AND GUSTY THIS MORNING...THOUGH WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS
AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING
WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND AGAIN INCREASE. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH SHOWERS ENDING.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 13 TO 21 MPH GUSTING TO 28 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................42 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    14 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...ANDY RANDALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130405.PAUTR.01/UNR