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FNUS73 KUNR 301127
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR BAUMAN FIRE...SD-PRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
527 AM MDT THU APR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0702 MDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING QUIET WEATHER TO THE AREA
TODAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY,
BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 TO 9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 17 16 13 23 39 63 59 59 50 33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 39 42 47 48 50 52 53 54 54 55
RH..............75 67 59 50 43 38 33 31 31 32 30
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 17 18 21 23 24 25 25 26 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.3 2.6 5.5 6.7 8.1 9.3 9.7 9.8 9.5 8.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 17 20 22 24 24 25 25 25
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE WEST
OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER 3 AM.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE LATE
EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10
TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........40 32 27 30 21 39 36 25 28 39 42 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 49 46 42 40 38 37 35 34 32 32 32
RH..............33 39 45 55 57 62 64 69 75 82 82 82
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE S W S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15 13 10 8 6 3 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.24 21 16 10 12 9 8 8 8 9 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.1 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 20 15 12 10 10 12 10 9 8 8 8
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17 MPH IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 43 33 22 21 20 19 19 18 18 16 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 33 37 42 46 50 53 55 56 57 57 56
RH..............85 78 70 62 53 45 39 35 33 31 31 32
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S E N N N N N N N N NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 9 12 14 16 17 17 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.3 1.7 3.3 4.9 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.8 7.4 7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E NE N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 9 12 14 15 16 16 15 15 15
FORECASTER...13
REQUESTED BY...IC(T)-BAUER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611817.3/UNR
.DELDT 04/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JUSTIN.BAUER@BIA.GOV
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