FNUS73 KABR 231404
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
904 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITY...AND STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING EXTREME FIRE DANGERS TO THE AREA
TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT...AND
TEMPERATURES WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE FOR RAIN.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 TO 40 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 24 TO 29
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 8100 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 87400.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........25     34     46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............76     81     82
RH..............35     32     31
20 FT WIND......S 18   S 18   S 17
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     25

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD). A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    0100...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 29 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN NORTHEAST
                    28 TO 33 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....5700-6600.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........56     58     60     61     65     70
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............80     70     64     60     56     54
RH..............33     46     54     59     64     67
20 FT WIND......SW 16  S 15   SE 14  E 12   NE 14  N 16
20 FT WIND GUST.25     25     20     20     20     25

$$
FORECASTER...CONNELLY
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.MILLE.01/ABR