FNUS73 KABR 211237
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER NORTH   SOUTH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
737 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL FEATURE ONE LAST DAY OF DRY CONDITIONS. LATE
TONIGHT...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION...AND WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS UNTIL 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 6900 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 107300.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........62     59     54     51     55     60
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     55     62     69     72     73
RH..............86     71     58     46     43     43
20 FT WIND......SE 5   S 5    S 5    S 5    S 7    SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.                            10     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 29 TO 34 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN 38 TO
                    43 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....6900-8600.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........64     69     74     78     76     74
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............72     66     63     60     58     57
RH..............46     55     62     68     74     81
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 14  SE 15  E 16   SE 17  SE 17
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     25     25     25     25

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN 7 TO
                    12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1300.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 TO 39 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....96700-106900.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........73     68     61     56     59     63
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     63     69     73     75     76
RH..............86     72     62     57     56     57
20 FT WIND......SE 18  SE 19  SE 21  SE 20  S 18   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.25     30     30     30     25     20

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FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE STEWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100521.COPPE.01/ABR