Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD

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Spot Forecast for Beartown Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
901 AM MDT Fri Apr 18 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on April 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Scattered snow showers are expected through the
afternoon, then will dissipate in the early evening. Northerly
winds will also continue through the evening, then become
light/terrain driven overnight. Warmer temperatures are expected
Saturday, with sunny skies and southwest winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered snow
                    showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 31.
Min humidity........56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts to
                    around 20 mph.
CWR.................20 percent.
Mixing height.......4900 to 5400 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Chance of snow
                    showers in the evening.
Min temperature.....Around 22.
Max humidity........77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    southwest overnight. Gusts up to 15 mph.
CWR.................15 percent.
Mixing height.......200 to 700 ft agl.
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 45.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 15
                    mph in the morning.
CWR.................0 percent.
Mixing height.......4700 to 5200 ft agl.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.

$$
Forecaster...13
Requested by...John Snyder
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2510914.1/UNR
.DELDT 04/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL trevor.papenfuss@usda.gov,john.l.snyder@usda.gov,christopher.zoller@usda.gov