Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
170 FNUS73 KUNR 170017 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for Creek Fire...Wyoming State Forestry Division National Weather Service Rapid City SD 617 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2300 MDT on June 16. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...A cool and wet pattern is expected through at least Tuesday as a strong upper level trof works slowly eastward through the Northern Rockies and into the Northern Plains. Expect on and off periods of showers/thunderstorms, with generally easterly winds through Monday, then northwest winds by Tuesday. Unsettled weather is likely to continue the rest of the week with temperatures slowly warming. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Slight chance of rain showers late in the evening, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. Min temperature.....Around 48. Max humidity........65 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................30 percent. LAL.................1 until 2400, then 2. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......600 to 1100 ft agl. Transport winds.....East 25 to 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 70. Min humidity........49 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 26 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................20 percent. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......2400 to 2900 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 35 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Rain showers in the evening. Chance of thunderstorms through the night. Chance of rain showers overnight. Min temperature.....Around 46. Max humidity........96 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 15 mph shifting to the northwest overnight. Gusts up to 22 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................70 percent. LAL.................3. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1100 to 1600 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest 25 to 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 61. Min humidity........42 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 24 mph. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......5200 to 5700 ft agl. Transport winds.....West around 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Very good. $$ Forecaster...JJ Requested by...Jeremy Dedic Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416066.5/UNR .DELDT 06/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jeremy.dedic@wyo.gov