FNUS73 KABR 021408 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER NORTH...US FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 908 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT SUNNY SKIES TODAY ALONG WITH MOSTLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. BY TUESDAY MORNING...WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. BASED ON EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 70S...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY FALL FROM AROUND 60 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...TO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD WEDNESDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1100...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 1600...THEN LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 19600 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 68000. CWR.................ZERO. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........21 16 16 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 48 54 57 RH..............49 37 28 25 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 NW 5 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD). MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN 11 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....400-2800. CWR.................ZERO. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 13 12 11 17 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 48 43 40 37 35 RH..............27 37 47 55 61 65 20 FT WIND......NW 1 E 2 SE 4 SE 5 SE 6 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 19 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 22700 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 93400. CWR.................ZERO. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........31 34 39 43 51 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 44 53 59 63 64 RH..............68 49 37 31 28 29 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 9 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...DOERING REQUESTED BY...COLBY CRAWFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110502.COOPE.01/ABR