FNUS73 KABR 211210
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSON MEMORIAL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
710 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OFF TO THE NORTH WILL FILTER DRIER
AIR AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION TODAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE
25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE IN THE 5
TO 15 MPH RANGE FOR MOST LOCATIONS TODAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 8200 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 43100.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........9      16     17     17     17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     56     60     62     61
RH..............54     40     32     28     29
20 FT WIND......NE 7   NE 8   NE 9   NE 8   NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 0200...THEN
                    LIGHT UNTIL 0400...THEN SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN SOUTHEAST 8
                    TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2200-2500.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........17     19     22     24     24     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     54     50     47     45     44
RH..............31     40     48     56     61     65
20 FT WIND......NE 6   E 5    E 5    SE 5   SE 4   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN NORTHEAST
                    UP TO 4 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....5900-8700.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........23     25     28     30     32     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     50     57     62     65     66
RH..............68     54     43     36     33     32
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.

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FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.PETER.01/ABR