FNUS73 KABR 021332 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR 276 G...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 832 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR THE SPOT FORECAST. THE AREA IS SITUATED BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN WESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WHEN PEAK HEATING IS AT ITS GREATEST. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT MOST SHOWERS WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA. OF COURSE KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY SHOWERS THAT DO DEVELOP COULD ALTER WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. OTHERWISE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE THE IN MID 20S WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 10100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 27300 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 186900. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........15 22 30 35 41 45 47 49 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............53 55 58 59 60 62 61 61 RH..............39 35 31 29 27 25 26 27 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 14 16 16 15 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 20 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD). MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0300. LIGHT AFTER 0400. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........50 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 57 53 50 48 47 46 44 43 42 42 41 RH..............30 36 41 47 51 54 58 62 65 69 71 73 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........17 16 15 14 15 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 48 56 61 64 65 RH..............74 56 44 36 33 33 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KRAMLICH REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090502.276G_.01/ABR