FNUS73 KABR 221318
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR EUEKA DEMO...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
818 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY RETREAT EAST TODAY...ALLOWING
FOR INCREASED CLOUDS AND A WIND SHIFT FROM LIGHT/VARIABLE TO SOUTHEAST
AND INCREASE IN SPEED.  THE RISK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 5800 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 72900.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........22     22     24     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     64     67     68
RH..............39     28     25     24
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 9   SE 11  SE 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    0300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT
                    CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 22 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....4900-5900.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........29     36     44     50     51     51
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............67     59     53     50     47     46
RH..............26     37     48     55     62     65
20 FT WIND......SE 12  SE 12  E 11   E 10   E 9    E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     10     10

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 23 TO 28 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 33 TO 38
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 24000 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 178900.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........51     58     67     74     77     82
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............44     50     57     62     65     66
RH..............69     59     49     42     40     40
20 FT WIND......E 10   E 12   E 16   E 18   E 19   E 18
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     30     30     30

$$
FORECASTER...CONNELLY
REQUESTED BY...COLBY CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100422.EUEKA.01/ABR