Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
417 FNUS73 KUNR 181335 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for Rosbud Community Slash Burn...Rosebud Agency National Weather Service Rapid City SD 735 AM MDT Sat May 18 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on May 18. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Cooler, dry, and breezy conditions are expected today. Gusty winds this morning will decrease this afternoon. Southerly winds will increase late tonight and become gusty. Another cold front will move through late Sunday with more showers and thunderstorms. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly Sunny (10-20 percent). Max temperature.....Around 70. Min humidity........25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph, decreasing to 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5900 to 6400 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph decreasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (45-55 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Min temperature.....Around 52. Max humidity........64 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south 15 to 25 mph overnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1 until 2400, then 2. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......400 to 900 ft agl. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph becoming south around 35 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 81. Min humidity........44 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................30 percent. LAL.................3. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......4100 to 4600 ft agl. Transport winds.....South 35 to 40 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. $$ Forecaster...JJ Requested by...Bert Shields Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414575.0/UNR .DELDT 05/18/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL klyle.golus@bia.gov