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Spot Forecast for Beartown Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
113 PM MDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 MDT on April 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Snow will continue this afternoon into Friday morning.
Some lingering light snow showers will persist through Friday
afternoon. Winds will remain out of the north through Friday around
10 mph with occasional gusts to 20 mph. Winds will be strongest on
exposed, upper slopes. Light, terrain-driven winds return Friday
evening into Saturday morning.

Total liquid precipitation of 0.3-0.5" is expected through Friday
with 3-6" of total snowfall across the burn area.

Warmer Saturday (highs in the low 40s) and dry. Temperatures
expected to warm to seasonable levels Sunday into next week with
near-daily chances of light precipitation Sunday afternoon through
at least mid-week next week.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Snow.
Max temperature.....Around 31.
Min humidity........85-90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 10 mph with gusts to around
                    20 mph. Lighter winds in sheltered areas and
                    south aspects.
CWR.................80 percent.
Mixing height.......2300 to 2800 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North around 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Snow in the evening,
                    then chance of snow overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 23.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
                    in the evening. Terrain-driven winds in full
                    sheltering and south aspects.
CWR.................70 percent.
Mixing height.......600 to 1100 ft agl.
Transport winds.....North 20 to 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of snow.
Max temperature.....Around 33.
Min humidity........55-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 10 mph.
CWR.................30 percent.
Mixing height.......5000 to 5500 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest 20 to 25 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good.

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Forecaster...SE
Requested by...John Snyder
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2510914.0/UNR
.DELDT 04/17/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL trevor.papenfuss@usda.gov,john.l.snyder@usda.gov,christopher.zoller@usda.gov