FNUS73 KABR 091225
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSON RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
725 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS CROSSING THE REGION...AND SHOULD BE THROUGH THE BURN AREA BY
NOON OR A LITTLE BEFORE.  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE INITIALLY GUSTY BEHIND THE
FRONT AT 15 TO 25 MPH...BUT THEN WILL LIKELY SETTLE INTO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO
20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 5000 FT AGL AFTER 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN 22 TO
                    27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....28800-43800 UNTIL 1600...THEN AROUND 104500.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........45     52     51     49
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     55     58     58
RH..............47     39     31     27
20 FT WIND......SW 11  NW 11  NW 15  NW 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     25

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    2100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                    CLOUD). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH UNTIL 0200. LIGHT
                    AFTER 0300.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN NORTH
                    9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 70600 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1900-3400.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........47     52     58     63     71     83
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     48     44     41     38     36
RH..............28     36     43     49     55     60
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 11  NW 8   NW 6   NW 4   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     10            5      5

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    1600...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD).
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1000...THEN WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 7100-8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....24300-39300 UNTIL 1300...THEN 80700-100700.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........91     81     69     59     51     40
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     41     49     55     58     59
RH..............64     50     37     30     28     27
20 FT WIND......NW 2   W 4    W 5    W 8    W 9    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     10     10

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FORECASTER...KLEFFMAN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MEADOWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.PETER.01/ABR