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FNUS73 KUNR 281337
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Spot Forecast for Forever Fire...BIA
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
737 AM MDT Fri Jun 28 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 CDT on June 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Northwest winds will be a bit gusty this morning,
then decrease in the afternoon. Another cold front will then move
through mid to late evening, with gusty northwest winds
redeveloping. Mainly dry weather is expected the next couple of
days.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy this morning (60-70 percent)
                    becoming mostly sunny (35-45 percent) this afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph
                    this morning, becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......5100 to 5600 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
Max humidity........79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 15 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 15 to 20 mph mid to late evening.
                    Gusts up to 28 mph mid to late evening and overnight.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......500 to 1000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 20 mph increasing to northwest
                    around 35 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
                    30 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......4300 to 4800 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 25 to 35 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.

$$
Forecaster...JJ
Requested by...Bert Shields
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416872.0/UNR
.DELDT 06/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Bert.Shields@bia.gov