848
FNUS73 KUNR 041910
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHENK RX UNIT 4...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
110 PM MDT SUN OCT 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE BURN
AREA THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. CONDITIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY DRY AND
WARM ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS
AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO LOW 80S. WINDS THROUGH THE
WEEK WILL BE LIGHT AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.
TIME (MDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 2 3 3 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 71 72 72 70
RH..............44 38 34 36 40
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 3.0 5.0 3.3 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 0 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........4 1 4 6 4 2 3 4 5 3 5 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 61 58 56 55 55 54 53 52 51 50 50
RH..............43 52 56 58 60 62 67 68 70 72 72 68
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE E E E E E NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E E E E NE N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 14 12 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 7
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT .
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST
AT 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 11 9 6 0 7 3 3 5 11 19 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 52 55 58 62 66 68 72 76 79 81 77
RH..............67 62 55 45 40 32 28 22 18 16 16 19
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW W W W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 5 7 7 8 10 12 12 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.4 3.6 4.8 6.0 4.1 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 8 10 13 15 15 16 15 13
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
FORECASTER...BS
REQUESTED BY...HAYDEN HOELSCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622863.3/UNR
.DELDT 10/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL HAYDEN.HOELSCHER@USDA.GOV
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