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Spot Forecast for Pilger Mountain Fire...Great Plains Dispatch
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
954 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 MDT on May 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Cool temperatures and overcast conditions can be
expected today with light rain and some snow persisting into mid
afternoon. Minor snow accumulations are possible. Skies will clear
out later tonight with temperatures falling into the mid 20s.

Warmer temperatures, sunny skies, and dry conditions are expected
for Saturday. Light westerly winds will become southerly by noon,
with decent atmospheric mixing by early afternoon. This will
allow for wind gusts around 20 mph during the afternoon hours.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Chance of light rain,
                    possibly mixed with light snow.
Max temperature.....Around 41.
Min humidity........55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 10 mph.
CWR.................85 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......2000 to 2500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Becoming mostly clear late (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 26.
Max humidity........86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......200 to 400 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    south 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20 mph
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......5500 to 6000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph shifting to the south around
                    20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.

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Forecaster...SR
Requested by...Great Plains
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL sdgpc@firenet.gov