FNUS73 KABR 111215
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUPPLER-SPRINGER 4...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
715 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING SHOULD INCREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH THE MORNING
...LIKELY REACHING THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE
FIRE DANGER IS CONSIDERED IN THE HIGH CATEGORY FOR TODAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-700 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7000-7300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1500-6700 UNTIL 1300. AROUND 85300 AFTER 1600.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........31     37     40     49     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     54     60     64     63
RH..............44     32     26     23     23
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 7    S 9    SE 10  SE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     15

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3700-4800.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........59     63     69     73     74     76
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     56     52     50     48     46
RH..............24     33     43     52     59     66
20 FT WIND......SE 9   SE 8   SE 7   SE 6   SE 7   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10            10     10

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 2400 FT AGL
                    UNTIL 1600...THEN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 19 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....12300-22300 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 47300
                    UNTIL 1600...THEN AROUND 5800.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........77     72     66     61     62     62
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............45     51     57     63     66     67
RH..............73     68     62     58     55     55
20 FT WIND......E 10   SE 14  SE 15  SE 17  SE 17  SE 16
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25     25     25

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FORECASTER...KLEFFMAN
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100411.HUPPL.01/ABR