FNUS73 KABR 111225 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR DISMAL SWAMP...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 725 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SLIDING ALONG THE NORTH DAKOTA/SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER THIS MORNING WILL BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO SECTIONS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WITH THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 35-40 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT...BRINGING CONTINUED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 9400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 19400 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 128400. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........61 59 61 65 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 64 67 68 RH..............48 43 39 37 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................40 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 66 64 62 72 84 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 62 58 56 54 53 RH..............37 44 50 56 62 69 20 FT WIND......S 9 SE 10 SE 11 SE 12 SE 12 SE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........94 92 90 88 84 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 59 64 68 70 71 RH..............74 64 57 53 51 50 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 17 S 19 S 20 S 18 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 25 $$ FORECASTER...HINTZ REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090511.DISMA.01/ABR