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Spot Forecast for NWS TEst...NWS
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1051 AM MDT Mon Jun 3 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 MDT on June 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Today will be warm with increasing chances for showers
and isolated thunderstorms later this afternoon and tonight as a
cold front moves through the area. Showers will taper off and end on
Tuesday, but gusty west to northwest winds will develop, especially
across northwest into west central South Dakota. Gusty winds will
develop again on Wednesday across northwest South Dakota.
Temperatures will be near to above average for the rest of the week,
with mainly dry conditions Wednesday into Friday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 15 mph with gusts to around
                    25 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......10200 to 10700 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest 25 to 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the evening. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms through the night. Chance of rain
                    showers overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 10 to 20 mph overnight. Gusts up to
                    25 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms.
CWR.................20 percent.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......700 to 1200 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 25 to 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in
                    the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
                    around 41 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the morning.
CWR.................20 percent.
LAL.................2 until 1200, then 1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......8500 to 9000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 35 to 40 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

$$
Forecaster...JJ
Requested by...JJ
Type of request...TEST
.TAG 2415546.0/UNR
.DELDT 06/03/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Jeffrey.Johnson@noaa.gov