884  
FNUS73 KUNR 041341  
FWSUNR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VICKY HAND PILES UNIT 1...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
641 AM MST TUE FEB 4 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MST ON FEBRUARY 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
COLD WEATHER WITH A FEW FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY.  
TOMORROW WILL BE MUCH WARMER, BUT CONFIDENCE IN HOW WARM IT GETS  
IS LOW DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF A SHARP WARM FRONT. GUSTY SOUTHEAST  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY, BUT WINDS WILL SLACKEN TONIGHT AND  
WEDNESDAY.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) WITH  
A FEW FLURRIES THIS MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS  
FROM 20-25 MPH FOR EXPOSED AREAS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 TO 1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING  
TERRAIN DRIVEN.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34-44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 8 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 TO 2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING WEST  
AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.  
 
 
FORECASTER...EH  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN FLYNN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2502125.1/UNR  
.DELDT 02/04/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JACOB.WOLFF@USDA.GOV,RYAN.FLYNN@USDA.GOV,JOSHUA.KOHL@USDA.GOV  
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