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SPOT FORECAST FOR BELLE FOURCHE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1009 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0929 MDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A
COLD FRONT...THOUGH MAY DECREASE SOME LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A DRY
AIRMASS MOVING IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING HUMIDITY VALUES IN
THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH
                    AT RIDGETOP.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    TERRAIN DOMINATED.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...JS
REQUESTED BY...KENN PERREAULT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130514.BELLE.01/UNR