670  
FNUS73 KUNR 041625  
FWSUNR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR THRUSH UNIT 3/MITCHELL HAND PILE...BKF-MYRD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
925 AM MST TUE FEB 4 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
COLD WEATHER IS MAINLY EXPECTED TODAY WITH A WARMUP POSSIBLE  
OVER THE BLACK HILLS THIS AFTERNOON. TOMORROW WILL BE WARMER, BUT CONFIDENCE  
IN HOW WARM IT GETS IS LOW DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF A SHARP WARM FRONT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE  
WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....22 TO 32.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16  
MPH, BECOMING EAST AROUND 200 PM AT 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 TO 2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING WEST AND  
INCREASING TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.  
 

 
FORECASTER...GR  
REQUESTED BY...SHEA KOCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2502244.0/UNR  
.DELDT 02/04/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CORY.FISCHER@USDA.GOV,BRANDON.SANCHEZ@USDA.GOV,ALLISON.GOODPASTER@USDA.GOV,SHEA.KOCH@USDA.GOV,JACOB.RANDALL@USDA.GOV,JEREMY.DALMAN@USDA.GOV  
 
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