FNUS73 KABR 221222
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COWAN WPA RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
722 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO INVADE THE REGION
TODAY...AND WILL MAINLY AFFECT LOCATIONS WEST OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT ANOTHER DAY OF DRY CONDITIONS...ALONG
WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS. THE INCREASING CLOUDS AND
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL MARK THE RETURN OF MOISTURE INTO THE
REGION TONIGHT...WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 5700 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 102900.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........36     46     50     57     65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     59     65     67     67
RH..............60     48     42     38     40
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 12  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD). A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    0100...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........67     66     65     65     71     79
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............66     60     57     54     52     51
RH..............41     52     60     66     70     72
20 FT WIND......SE 14  SE 12  E 10   E 9    E 10   E 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     10     15     20

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 1300...THEN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........85     88     93     97     97     97
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............50     52     54     57     58     58
RH..............74     74     71     67     66     68
20 FT WIND......E 14   E 16   E 18   E 20   E 21   E 21
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     30     30     30     30

$$
FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES FROHME
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100422.COWAN.01/ABR