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FNUS73 KUNR 261550
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR BAUMAN...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE - PINE RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
950 AM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOL AND WET TODAY AS SHOWERS DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION.
DAYTIME MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ELEVATED (~85%) THIS
AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 22 MPH, WINDS BECOME NORTH-NORTHEAST AFTER 2000-2100 HOURS.
HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 100 PERCENT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH LOW
CLOUDS, FOG, AND SHOWERS.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MONDAY WITH CLOUDY AND SHOWERY WEATHER AGAIN,
GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AROUND 0.5-0.75", WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM THE FIRE AREA EASTWARD. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
LESS THAN AN INCH - ANY SNOW WILL STRUGGLE TO ACCUMULATE OR WILL MELT
DURING THE DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 TO 1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........96 98 100 100 100 99 99 100
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............37 37 39 39 38 39 39 39
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 97 97
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 15 15 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 22 22 22 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 24 25 26 26 26 25 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 20
TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING
TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
TEMP............39 38 38 39 38 38 39 38 37 37 37 37
RH..............96 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18
20 FT WIND GUST.22 20 17 15 15 16 16 17 18 21 22 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE NE NE N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 21 21 20 20 20 20 22 24 26 28 30
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 33 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 TO 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 35 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 98 92 89 90 90 88
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
TEMP............36 36 37 38 38 39 39 41 43 45 46 46
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 96 92 82 76 68 63 63
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..20 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 21
20 FT WIND GUST.24 26 26 29 30 31 33 32 31 31 30 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.5 4.1 4.0 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.31 33 36 38 40 41 43 43 44 43 39 36
FORECASTER...SE
REQUESTED BY...DARRELL SPOTTED ELK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611774.0/UNR
.DELDT 04/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DARRELL.SPOTTEDELK@BIA.GOV
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