FNUS73 KABR 131252
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
752 AM CDT WED OCT 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL TAKE HOLD ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER WILL PERSIST TODAY...WITH
SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 20700 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 109800.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........8      10     9      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     58     60     60
RH..............49     39     34     34
20 FT WIND......NW 14  NW 15  NW 14  W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     20     15

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN LIGHT
                    UNTIL 0500...THEN SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1900-2000.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........6      9      12     15     14     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     48     45     42     41     40
RH..............41     49     55     60     62     67
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    SW 4   S 4    S 4    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10            5      5      5

.THURSDAY...
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 19 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 3000 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 56600.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM

$$
FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MEADOWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101013.COX__.01/ABR