831  
FNUS73 KUNR 260246  
FWSUNR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RIM ROCK...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
846 PM MDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2100 MDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. EXPECT NORTHERLY  
WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE EXCELLENT  
TONIGHT. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND  
PERSIST INTO SATURDAY. A THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RAINFALL  
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY  
NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 25 MPH. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON SATURDAY IS EXPECTED  
TO BE LIGHT AS WELL.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400, THEN 1.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTH AT  
15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
25 MPH BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................35 PERCENT.  
LAL.................3.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 TO 5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH  
AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN  
THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400, THEN 1.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH INCREASING  
TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 TO 3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.  
 

 
FORECASTER...JC  
REQUESTED BY...GREAT PLAINS INTERAGENCY DISPATCH CENTER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2412533.0/UNR  
.DELDT 04/25/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SDGPC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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