897  
FNUS73 KUNR 272325  
FWSUNR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PASS CREEK...PINE RIDGE AGENCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
525 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 MDT ON AUGUST 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE  
EARLY THIS EVENING, THEN QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED MOST OF THE  
OVERNIGHT HOURS. TOWARD SUNRISE, SHOWERS WILL AGAIN BE  
POSSIBLE...WITH CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH  
OF THE DAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW IN THE  
AFTERNOON HOURS INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........82 84 86 88 82 77 71 68 65 63 62 62  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............80 77 73 70 68 67 66 64 62 61 60 59  
RH..............33 39 49 57 63 68 70 75 84 90 90 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E NE NE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.2 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 10 10  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
17 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 TO 5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........61 61 61 61 64 67 70 70 71 71 75 78  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 58 62 65 70 73 74 76 77 77 77 78  
RH..............96 100 87 81 66 55 51 46 43 42 42 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.8 3.6 4.2 5.0 5.8 5.0 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E NE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........81 84 84 75 68 69 69 67 64 62 67 73  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............77 74 72 68 66 65 64 63 63 62 61 60  
RH..............42 48 53 63 68 68 70 75 78 84 87 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 TO 6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH 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 (%).........78 67 55 44 46 48 50 46 43 39 38 38  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CWR.............50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............60 61 63 66 69 72 74 75 76 76 75 74  
RH..............93 90 87 78 70 61 57 56 54 54 56 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.2 5.7 6.3 5.1 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 18  
 
 
FORECASTER...13  
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN MCMILLIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2520859.0/UNR  
.DELDT 08/27/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NMCMILLIL1130@GMAIL.COM  
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