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Spot Forecast for Bennett Canyon...Forest Service
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1016 AM MDT Sun May 5 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1100 MDT on May 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Gusty east southeast winds will continue through the
day today, becoming a little gustier during the afternoon. Winds
will decrease after sunset but will remain from the east southeast
before shifting to the south after midnight tonight. Winds on
Monday will be gusty from the west, at similar speeds as today.

Scattered rain showers are possible this evening, but it is more
likely that precipitation will miss the fire area. The highest
probability for precipitation to occur will be Monday afternoon
through Monday evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to
                    around 35 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......7500 to 8000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast 30 to 35 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms
                    through the night. Isolated rain showers
                    overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35
                    mph decreasing to 25 mph overnight. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
CWR.................25 percent.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......800 to 1300 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southeast 30 to 40 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.MONDAY...

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 55.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
                    38 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms.
CWR.................55 percent.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......5100 to 5600 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 35 mph becoming west and increasing to
                    around 50 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.

$$
Forecaster...MS
Requested by...Great Plains
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2413201.0/UNR
.DELDT 05/05/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL sdgpc@firenet.gov