539  
FNUS73 KUNR 031759  
FWSUNR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VICKY HAND PILES UNIT 1...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1059 AM MST MON FEB 3 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH SLIGHTLY  
WARMER TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE  
EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT  
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 16 MPH.  
CWR.................40 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 TO 1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH  
THE NIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 4 ABOVE.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 17 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 TO 1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 17 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 TO 1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
 
FORECASTER...GR  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN FLYNN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2502125.0/UNR  
.DELDT 02/03/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JACOB.WOLFF@USDA.GOV,JOSHUA.KOHL@USDA.GOV,RYAN.FLYNN@USDA.GOV  
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