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Spot Forecast for Ecoffey Rx...Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1124 AM MDT Fri May 31 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 MDT on May 31.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Cooler weather will persist today. Precipitation
should be done over the spot area for today, however there`s a
 chance for some showers/storms in the overnight hours and again
Saturday afternoon. Warm conditions return over the weekend and
will persist next week. A drier pattern is expected to develop as
next week progresses.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 10 mph with gusts to around
                    15 mph.
CWR.................30 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......3000 to 3500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
                    overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1 until 2400, then 2.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......400 to 900 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
CWR.................20 percent.
LAL.................2 until 1200, then 3.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......6100 to 6600 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.

$$
Forecaster...AD
Requested by...Colynn Condon
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2415417.0/UNR
.DELDT 05/31/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL colynn.condon@bia.gov