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Spot Forecast for Manderson Rx...SD-PRA
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
809 AM MDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Gusty northwest winds this morning will decrease by
early afternoon. RH will drop to around 20 percent today, under
full sunshine. Late tonight and early Wednesday, southeast to
south winds will increase and become gusty, with much warmer
temperatures expected.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph this
                    morning. Winds decreasing early this afternoon to
                    north 10 to 15 mph with gusts around 20 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......7000 to 7500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph becoming north 20 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 40.
Max humidity........62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight. Gusts up to 22 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
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 shifting to the southeast
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
                    35 mph. Strongest winds in the morning with a
                    slight decrease in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......8000 to 8500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....South around 35 mph decreasing to around 25 mph
                    in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...JJ
Requested by...Fuels Spc
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411959.0/UNR
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL leland.black@bia.gov
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