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FNUS73 KUNR 271110
FWSUNR
SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER...SD-PRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
510 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS SKIES
BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY AND NORTH WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY LATE. SOUTH
WINDS WILL PICK UP TONIGHT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS (15-25 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH) ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
AS MUCH WARMER AND DRIER AIR (MINIMUM RH 13%) MOVE IN, LIKELY
RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LOOKING AHEAD, WHILE WINDS MIGHT BE A BIT LOWER ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY, VERY DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE WITH EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES
FOR MONDAY. SUNDAY HIGHS MIDS 70S, MINRH AROUND 14%. MONDAY HIGHS
MID 80S, MINRH AROUND 12%.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........50 50 31 19 23 22 21 25 22 27 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............29 31 34 36 39 42 45 48 50 51 52
RH..............64 56 48 41 35 28 25 23 22 21 21
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N W S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 8 10 13
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 6 8 9 12 13 14 16 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.3 1.9 2.6 3.3 4.1 4.9 5.3 6.4 5.7 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N NW NW W SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 14 13 10 9 9 12 13 16 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 TO 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........51 38 21 20 19 18 18 11 12 11 11 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 48 45 41 39 39 39 39 39 37 38 38
RH..............23 25 28 33 37 35 35 35 35 38 37 38
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 16 17 20 21 23 24 24 24 24 23
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 23 24 26 29 31 33 33 33 33 31
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 23 25 29 32 37 39 43 44 43 41
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10-15 MPH VERY LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 TO 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 13 17 20 20 20 20 24 27 31 41 51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 39 42 46 53 60 67 71 73 74 75 75
RH..............40 39 38 35 29 24 19 16 14 13 13 13
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W N
20 FT WIND SPD..21 21 20 18 16 14 13 12 10 9 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.30 29 28 26 24 22 20 18 18 17 16 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 3.4 4.7 6.0 4.1 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.39 38 36 33 29 24 21 18 17 16 15 14
FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...IC BACKWARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2607938.1/UNR
.DELDT 03/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.BACKWARD@BIA.GOV,JUSTIN.BAUER@BIA.GOV
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