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Spot Forecast for Power Dam Road Fire...BIA
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
638 AM MDT Tue Sep 24 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0630 MDT on September 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Warm, dry, and breezy weather will continue. Light
westerly winds this morning will gradually increase and become
more northwesterly by noon. Fire weather conditions will become
more elevated Wednesday and into Thursday as temperatures warm,
relative humidity decreases, and winds remain breezy.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 25 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......8000 to 8500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 87.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    southeast around 15 mph with gusts up to
                    25 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......5200 to 5700 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph increasing to south
                    around 25 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.

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Forecaster...KP
Requested by...Bert Shields
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2422392.14/UNR
.DELDT 09/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bert.shields@bia.gov,thodgkiss@mhanation.com