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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD

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FNUS73 KUNR 121856
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BELLE FOURCHE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1256 PM MDT SUN MAY 12 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...CONTINUED WARMING WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...

DISCUSSION...WARMER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. WINDS WILL BE FROM
THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST. HUMIDITIES WILL BRIEFLY DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON. GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

FOR TODAY
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX AROUND 81
   RH..................MIN 22-25%
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........3
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000-10000 FT
   MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN AROUND 50
   RH..................MAX 80-84%
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........3 INCREASING TO 4
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AFTER SUNSET.
   MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER SUNSET

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX AROUND 90
   RH..................MIN 17-20%
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH
   CWR.................0%
   LAL.................1
   HAINES INDEX........4 INCREASING TO 5
   MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 TO 12000 FT BY EARLY
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING WINDS........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH
   SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD.

FORECASTER...ST

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REQUESTED BY...DEUKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE