FNUS73 KABR 181454
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TZ HAND PILE BURN...SISSETON AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
854 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 CST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE FROM A WEST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION TODAY UNDER
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. WINDS WILL TURN LIGHT THIS EVENING...THEN
SWITCH TO AN EAST OR NORTHEAST DIRECTION TOMORROW.

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-15 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN 13 TO
                    20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....36400-48200 UNTIL 1500...THEN 13700-23700.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CST)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........10     10     10     15     15     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............12     14     15     15     15     14
RH..............64     63     62     64     69     76
20 FT WIND......N 15   NW 16  NW 15  NW 12  NW 10  N 7
20 FT WIND GUST.24     23     21     20     15     10

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD). PATCHY
                    LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....18-23.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3500-4700.
CWR.................
LAL.................

TIME (CST)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........78     78     78     79     82     84
WEATHER COV.....                     PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   FZDRZL FZDRZL FZDRZL
TEMP............9      10     14     17     19     19
RH..............88     91     84     80     76     79
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 8    E 8    E 9    E 9    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     10

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FORECASTER...TARVER
REQUESTED BY...VALENTINO THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110218.TZHAN.01/ABR