FNUS73 KABR 221316
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIEBELT...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
816 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 4300 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 97800.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........21     24     26     29     36     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............42     51     60     66     69     69
RH..............66     49     36     29     26     28
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 9   SE 11  SE 12  SE 14  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     20     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    2300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT
                    CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 23 TO 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....4900-5900.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........44     47     51     54     58     63
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............68     60     55     52     50     48
RH..............29     40     51     59     65     67
20 FT WIND......SE 14  SE 12  E 10   E 9    E 9    E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     10     10     15

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS UNTIL 1300...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 24 TO 29 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 37 TO 42
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 24500 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 145900.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........67     74     83     89     90     90
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............47     51     56     60     63     63
RH..............70     63     56     49     47     48
20 FT WIND......E 11   E 14   E 16   E 18   E 18   E 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     30     30     25

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