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FNUS73 KUNR 291114
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER...SD-PRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
514 AM MDT SUN MAR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY MAY BECOME
CRITICAL ON MONDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FOR MONDAY NIGHT.
SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 14
PERCENT AS WEST WINDS AT 5-10 MPH BECOME NORTH AT 5-15. POOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT (34%) AS WINDS BECOME
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP MONDAY WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 12 PERCENT AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10-20
MPH BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT AND LIMITED PRECIPITATION CHANCES.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTH
5-15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 TO 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........32 29 18 8 8 6 6 5 6 10 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 40 48 58 63 67 73 74 75 75 74
RH..............47 42 31 22 19 17 15 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 13 14 16 16 16 15 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.4 3.8 4.9 5.6 7.4 6.4 5.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 16 16 17 17 16 15 14 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO
30 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........22 24 23 20 20 21 25 28 25 21 21 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............71 67 61 57 54 53 52 51 49 48 47 46
RH..............16 19 23 27 30 31 32 32 33 33 34 34
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 16 18 18 18 20 18 18 17 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 18 22 25 28 28 26 25 22 20
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 20
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 TO 10100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12600 TO
13100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO
35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........28 38 44 51 51 50 50 45 41 36 46 55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 49 53 58 63 67 72 77 81 82 82 80
RH..............34 33 31 28 23 21 18 15 13 12 12 13
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 8 9 10 13 15 16 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 13 13 14 16 17 21 23 25 26 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.1 4.3 7.2 10 13 9.7 6.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 13 12 13 14 16 22 28 31 31 28
FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...IC BACKWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/29/26
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