FNUS73 KUNR 181720
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR NWS-BARBER TEST...TEST-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-TEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1120 AM MDT THU JUL 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1043 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE
BLACK HILLS THIS AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE
SOME GUSTY AND SHIFTING WINDS...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
RELATIVELY LITTLE RAIN. OTHERWISE...A BIT COOLER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  WINDS ON FRIDAY
SHOULD BE LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........89 AT REQUEST...MAX 95.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 TO 9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 64.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND...
HIGH TEMPERATURES BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S WITH MINIMUM
RH AROUND 25 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT EARLY SATURDAY...BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY AT 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNDAYS WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE. SATURDAY WILL SEE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY.

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FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...NWS-TEST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130718.NWSBA.01/UNR