FNUS73 KABR 221213
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR KUFRIN WEST...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
713 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE WILL BE THE DRIVING FORCE
BEHIND MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR TODAY. AN ISOLATED SPRINKLE MAY BE
POSSIBLE...BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE DRY OVERALL. SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH BY NOON...AND SHOULD
REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIP
THROUGH THE AREA LATER TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST. SUSTAIN WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGHOUT
TODAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 19800 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 58500.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........51     59     60     58     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     64     68     70     69
RH..............47     38     34     33     37
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 9    S 8    S 7    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    0200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT
                    CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    LIGHT UNTIL 0300...THEN NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........54     53     53     52     47     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     62     57     55     52     51
RH..............39     50     59     66     72     75
20 FT WIND......S 5    SW 4   W 3    NW 3   NW 5   N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5      5             10

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........36     30     22     16     21     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     56     62     66     68     68
RH..............74     57     45     37     34     33
20 FT WIND......N 9    N 8    N 7    NE 6   N 6    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...DOERING
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.KUFRI.01/ABR