479
FNUS73 KUNR 241005
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST COAL CREEK FIRE...CAMPBELL COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
405 AM MDT MON AUG 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY, ALTHOUGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE "COOLER" (HIGH AROUND 87F) AS RH FALLS TO
AROUND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT
NORTHWEST THEN NORTH THROUGH THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING,
ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FIRE
AREA. HOWEVER, IF ANY STORMS IMPACT THE AREA, EXPECT LIGHTNING
AND GUSTY, ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. PROBABILITY OF STORM IMPACT
TO THE FIRE LOCATION IS LOW (15-20%).
POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING (~50%)
WITH NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 10
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 TO 6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 49 21 12 25 25 20 22 23 40 26 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 62 66 71 77 80 83 84 86 87 87 87
RH..............73 70 59 46 35 28 24 22 20 18 16 15
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 8 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 15 18 18 19 20 18 18 18 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.9 2.0 2.8 3.6 4.5 5.4 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW N N N N NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 14 18 22 22 20 17 16 16 16 15 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........31 41 60 65 61 58 50 56 46 30 42 53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............86 83 77 74 71 69 67 64 63 61 59 58
RH..............18 20 25 28 31 33 36 41 44 48 51 53
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 14 13 12 9 8 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 3.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 14 13 10 8 8 8 8 9 9
FORECASTER...SE
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS WICKWIRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620074.5/UNR
.DELDT 08/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRYANB@CAMPBELLCOFIREWY.GOV,TRAVISW@CAMPBELLCOFIREWY.GOV
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