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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
514 FNUS73 KUNR 191652 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for nws test...nws National Weather Service Rapid City SD 1052 AM MDT Wed Jun 19 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 MDT on June 19. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. ...this is a test... .DISCUSSION...Mostly dry and cool weather can be expected through Thursday. A more unsettled pattern will develop late tonight through early weekend, with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms over much of the area. More seasonable temperatures will return by Friday, with near to above average temperatures expected over the weekend. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Max temperature.....Around 70. Min humidity........41 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 29 mph. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......6100 to 6600 ft agl. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. Min temperature.....Around 52. Max humidity........93 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph decreasing to 20 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................15 percent. LAL.................2. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1100 to 1600 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast around 30 mph decreasing to around 20 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 68. Min humidity........81 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 22 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. CWR.................35 percent. LAL.................2 until 1200, then 3. Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......1400 to 1900 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. $$ Forecaster...JJ Requested by...jeff Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2416401.0/UNR .DELDT 06/19/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL jeffrey.johnson@noaa.gov