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Spot Forecast for FI 210 RX...Great Plains Dispatch
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1234 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 MDT on March 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Except for the possibility of a light rain or snow
shower this afternoon, dry weather is expected through Thursday and
Friday. Temperatures will warm into the upper 50s Thursday, but then
a cooling trend will begin Friday. Active weather with chances for
rain and snow will then return this weekend into early next week,
with accumulating snow possible Sunday into Monday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers and snow showers.
Max temperature.....Around 45.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 25 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......8500 to 9000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 27.
Max humidity........63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Mixing height.......400 to 900 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph in the morning,
                    shifting to the southwest and increasing
                    to 10 to 5 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in
                    the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Mixing height.......7600 to 8100 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph increasing to southwest
                    around 35 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.

$$
Forecaster...KP
Requested by...M. McLaughlin
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2408611.0/UNR
.DELDT 03/27/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL sdgpc@firenet.gov


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