FNUS73 KABR 031224
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER CRP...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
724 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE CENTER OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING DIRECTLY OVER
THE BURN AREA TODAY. SO...THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE CHARACTER
OF SURFACE WINDS TODAY WOULD BE VARIABLE...PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE
DAY. FULLY MIXED WINDS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON MAY PROVIDE A
SOMEWHAT STEADIER WEST OR SOUTHWEST DIRECTION...AT SPEEDS OF
GENERALLY 10 MPH OR LESS. OVER LYMAN COUNTY...THE DIRECTION COULD
CONCEIVABLY SWITCH AROUND TO A SOUTH-SOUTHEAST DIRECTION AFTER 4
PM CDT TODAY...REMAINING LIGHT AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. WITH A SUNNY
SKY EXPECTED TODAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN DROP RATHER
LOW TODAY...BOTTOMING OUT IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE...WHILE
TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS ON
MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH UNTIL 0800...THEN LIGHT
                    UNTIL 1100...THEN WEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL
                    1600...THEN SOUTH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 4000 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 52500.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........7      6      11     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     65     69     68
RH..............33     28     26     28
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 5   SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2200-3500.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........17     19     21     23     32     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     60     55     52     49     47
RH..............29     40     52     61     69     73
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 7    SE 8   SE 9   SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     10

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS
5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DORN
REQUESTED BY...LAWRENCE THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090503.MILLE.01/ABR