Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
217 FNUS73 KUNR 231209 FWSUNR Spot Forecast for Power Dam Road Fire...BIA National Weather Service Rapid City SD 609 AM MDT Mon Sep 23 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on September 23. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Warm, dry, and breezy weather is expected today. Winds will be southwesterly ahead of a cool front this morning, gradually becoming more northwesterly late morning into early afternoon. A few light showers will be possible this afternoon and evening, but any precipitation will be minimal. North to northwest winds will persist into Tuesday. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent) then becoming partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 82. Min humidity........22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......8300 to 8800 ft agl. Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Slight chance of rain showers in the evening. Min temperature.....Around 49. Max humidity........82 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......400 to 900 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Max temperature.....Around 77. Min humidity........28 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 10 mph in the morning, becoming north 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Mixing height.......7300 to 7800 ft agl. Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. $$ Forecaster...KP Requested by...Bert Shields Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2422392.13/UNR .DELDT 09/23/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL bert.shields@bia.gov,thodgkiss@mhanation.com