FNUS73 KABR 181332
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEIDL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
832 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY...WITH RAIN
AND SCATTERED SHOWERS MAKING THEIR WAY NORTH INTO THE REGION.  CURRENTLY THERE
ARE SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.  HOWEVER WE ARE NOT
EXPECTING AMOUNTS TO BE MUCH ABOVE A TENTH OF AN INCH WITH ANY SHOWER.
AND THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA HAVE THE HIGH PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE
RAIN TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE DAY WITH AN
AFTERNOON MINIMUM AROUND 50 PERCENT.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SCATTERED
                    SPRINKLES UNTIL 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 23 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 11 TO 16
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....38400-40900.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........86     87     88     89
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     54     55     54
RH..............58     53     48     48
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 10   N 11   N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....4100-14100.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........90     91     93     94     90     86
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............53     48     45     43     41     40
RH..............48     58     67     73     77     79
20 FT WIND......N 15   N 12   N 10   N 9    NW 9   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20     15     15     10     10

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........82     70     54     42     45     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............40     43     47     51     52     53
RH..............80     68     57     49     46     46
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 10  NW 12  NW 12  NW 14  NW 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...KLEFFMAN
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.SEIDL.01/ABR