FNUS73 KABR 271246
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTER COWAN...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
746 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BRING GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS TO THE REGION
THROUGH TODAY.  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH DUE TO
COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 5300-5700 FT AGL AFTER
                    1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 25 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 8 TO 13
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 26300 UNTIL 1000...THEN 46800-55400.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........82     73     62     54     52     49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     40     44     47     49     49
RH..............83     68     59     53     51     49
20 FT WIND......NW 9   NW 9   NW 9   N 8    N 7    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN LIGHT
                    UNTIL 0200...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN 13 TO
                    18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3300-13300.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........46     46     45     44     42     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     44     41     39     38     37
RH..............50     59     66     69     72     72
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 5    E 5    SE 4   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.                     5

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 4400 FT AGL AFTER 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN 29 TO
                    34 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 4400 UNTIL 1000. AROUND 117300 AFTER
                    1600.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........37     42     49     54     58     62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     43     49     54     57     58
RH..............74     61     52     48     45     45
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 10  SE 14  SE 17  SE 18  SE 18
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     30     30

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FORECASTER...KLEFFMAN
REQUESTED BY...ART CANTERBURY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090427.HARTE.01/ABR