FNUS73 KABR 211224
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAU LAKE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
724 AM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS UNTIL 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 6500 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 96600.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........48     47     46     49     52
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     63     68     71     71
RH..............66     57     47     44     45
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 7    S 9    S 10   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     20

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 27 TO 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....6300-6800.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........54     61     68     72     72     71
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............71     65     61     59     57     55
RH..............48     57     65     71     78     85
20 FT WIND......SE 11  SE 12  SE 12  SE 14  SE 14  SE 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     20

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1300.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 31 TO 39 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....89800-110400.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........73     70     67     64     64     63
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     63     69     74     76     77
RH..............90     71     60     55     53     54
20 FT WIND......SE 14  SE 16  SE 19  SE 21  S 21   S 18
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     30     30     30     25

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