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FNUS73 KUNR 242048
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHENK CANYON RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
248 PM MDT FRI OCT 24 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE WEST/SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. A
SWITCH IN DIRECTION TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST (HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S) AND DRIEST
(MINRH IN THE LOW 20S) DAY. LIGHTER, TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS WILL
INCREASE AND BECOME SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY AFTER 1000-1200 SATURDAY,
WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY (SW AT 5-10 MPH) WITH
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY AROUND 50-55%. WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL BECOME
WESTERLY AT 5 TO 15 MPH AS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE FOR RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT (30-40%) WITH WINDS
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY MONDAY MORNING. RAIN/SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL BE MINIMAL (GENERALLY UNDER 0.05" OF LIQUID).
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH DECREASING TO
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 TO 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 2 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0
TEMP............60 61 59
RH..............29 28 32
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 2.6 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 5
TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 4 4 2 4 3 5 10 4 6 4 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 51 49 49 49 48 47 46 46 46 45 44
RH..............38 42 44 42 42 46 47 49 49 49 47 49
20 FT WIND DIR..SW E E NE NE E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 5 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 TO 3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 7 6 1 4 4 1 1 2 6 4 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 44 45 51 56 59 61 63 64 65 64 63
RH..............47 49 47 41 35 29 28 26 24 24 25 27
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE E S SW SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 6 7 8 9 10 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 5 5 5 8 9 12 13 15 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.7 3.3 3.9 2.8 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE N N W SW SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 5 5 7 9 13 15 17 17 16 14
FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...NATE WIEDOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2524407.0/UNR
.DELDT 10/24/25
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