FNUS73 KABR 101342 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADQUATERS SOUTH HOUSE DENNERT WPA...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 842 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AM CDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BREEZY WEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING SHOULD INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH FROM THE WEST /270 DEGREES/ BY 1100 AM CDT...FURTHER INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST /290 DEGREES/ DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ONCE DAYTIME HEATING HELPS MIX OUT THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WILL REALLY SEE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROP OFF. LATER THIS EVENING AFTER 7 PM...WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST /LESS THAN 10 MPH FROM 220 DEGREES/. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800...THEN WEST 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 9100-9600 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN WEST 24 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....9200-19200 UNTIL 1300...THEN 224300-232300. CWR.................ZERO. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........24 25 28 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 54 57 58 RH..............36 25 20 20 20 FT WIND......W 11 W 15 W 16 W 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL 0600...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD). MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 26 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN SOUTH 2 TO 11 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN EAST 1 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 115400 UNTIL 2200...THEN 500-1800. CWR.................ZERO. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........33 30 25 22 32 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 47 42 39 36 34 RH..............23 33 43 50 55 57 20 FT WIND......W 14 W 10 SW 5 S 2 SE 1 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900...THEN EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5400-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....28100-43100. CWR.................ZERO. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........57 58 59 60 64 69 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 40 49 56 60 61 RH..............60 48 38 31 27 26 20 FT WIND......NE 3 E 5 E 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH. .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DORN REQUESTED BY...BLAKE STEWART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100410.HEADQ.01/ABR