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Spot Forecast for Round Park RX...South Dakota Wildland Fire
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
637 PM MDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1900 MDT on April 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Breezy northwest winds continue into the overnight
hours over the spot area, with not so great RH recovery. Dry and
breezy weather is expected through Wednesday, with temperatures
reaching the 70s by then. Elevated fire weather conditions will
continue. An unsettled pattern will develop Thursday through the
weekend, bringing increasing chances of rain, along with cooler
temperatures.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 37.
Max humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 22 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......600 to 1100 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the
                    northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Gusts
                    up to 25 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......8200 to 8700 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 20 to 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 39.
Max humidity........57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                    south overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......500 to 1000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East around 15 mph shifting to the south
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 69.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 15 mph with gusts to around
                    24 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......8600 to 9100 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 mph shifting to the west in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.

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Forecaster...AD
Requested by...James Bachelor
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411880.0/UNR
.DELDT 04/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL james.bachelor@state.sd.us
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
