FNUS73 KUNR 052105
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR EDWARDS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
305 PM MDT MON AUG 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1447 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...
MAINLY DURING THE EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FIRE AREA AFTER 300 AM FOLLOWED
BY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE EVENING WITH ERRATIC
                    GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 300 AM.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 200 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    25 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 27 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...GR
REQUESTED BY...SELL  IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130805.EDWAR.01/UNR