FNUS73 KABR 181225
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR DENNERT WPA...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
725 AM CDT SUN APR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST TOWARDS THE
WESTERN LAKES...WHILE A WEAK SYSTEM SPINS OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH
PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM HAS MORE CLOUDS THAN RAIN AND WILL ONLY BRING A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER TO THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
HUMIDITY WILL MAKE A SLOW RECOVERY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN
TODAY...BUT WE WILL STILL BE LOOKING AT 20-30 PERCENT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY...WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 KTS THIS
AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 3100 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 84200.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........49     52     55     59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     60     63     64
RH..............39     28     24     22
20 FT WIND......S 10   S 11   S 12   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2600-3200.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........61     65     70     73     73     74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     55     50     46     44     42
RH..............22     35     47     56     64     68
20 FT WIND......S 9    SE 6   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 3300 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 132500.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........75     75     75     75     75     75
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............40     48     55     62     65     66
RH..............72     56     41     32     29     29
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SE 5   SE 8   SE 9   SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     15     10

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FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...COLBY CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100418.DENNE.01/ABR