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Spot Forecast for Potato Creek Rx...SD-PRA
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
835 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 (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........22 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 around
                    20 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 41.
Max humidity........62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 10 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight.
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.

$$
Forecaster...JJ
Requested by...Fuels Spc
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411960.0/UNR
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL leland.black@bia.gov