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Spot Forecast for Wounded Knee Pile Burn...Pine Ridge Fire management
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
708 AM MST Wed Jan 10 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on January 10. 
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Partly cloudy skies and breezy winds are expected today.
Winds will be west with a west-northwest component by the afternoon,
gusts up to 30 mph are possible. Snow chances increase after 
2200-2400 tonight along with arctic air pouring into the area. Periodic
snow chances will continue through the weekend with accumulation of
1-4" tonight through Saturday morning. Bitterly cold air will persist
through the weekend into next week. Highs near 0 to 5 below zero for the
weekend with wind chills 15 to 45 below zero tonight through Sunday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). 
Max temperature.....Around 36. 
Min humidity........55-60 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 
                    mph. 
CWR.................20 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Mixing height.......2400 to 2900 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 25 to 30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Slight chance of 
                    snow in the evening, then snow likely 
                    overnight. 
Min temperature.....Around zero. 
Max humidity........100 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 
                    around 20 mph. 
CWR.................35 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......400 to 900 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....North 15 to 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Snow likely in 
                    the morning, then chance of snow in the 
                    afternoon. 
Max temperature.....Around 12. 
Min humidity........60-65 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 
                    25 mph. 
CWR.................45 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
Mixing height.......1300 to 1800 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....North 20 to 30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair. 

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Forecaster...SE
Requested by...RXB3 Burnboss (T)
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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