FNUS73 KABR 291503
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH ATR...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1003 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND
DIRECTION MAY HAVE A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT THIS MORNING BEFORE
BECOMING MORE WESTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON AND NORTHWESTERLY BY
EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH TODAY. A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA.
HOWEVER IT IS UNLIKELY THAT STORMS WILL OCCUR BEFORE 6PM CDT.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTHWEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7900-8900 FT AGL AFTER
                    1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN WEST 3
                    TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN NORTHWEST 14 TO 19
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1400-11400 UNTIL 1300...THEN 109200-111600.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........60  59  58  56  54  53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............71  73  74  75  75  74
RH..............30  28  27  26  26  27
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   7   7   7   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    0400...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT
                    CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN
                    LIGHT UNTIL 0400...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 41600 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1700-2600.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........52     57     63     68     55     38
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............74     67     62     59     56     55
RH..............28     37     47     56     63     67
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 5   NW 4   NW 3   NW 4   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 6700-7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 43600 UNTIL 1000...THEN 116600-123300.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........25     22     19     16     14     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     61     67     71     74     74
RH..............66     49     38     31     28     27
20 FT WIND......N 6    N 7    N 9    N 9    N 8    NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     10     10

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FORECASTER...KRAMLICH
REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090529.NORTH.01/ABR