FNUS73 KABR 041215
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ODDEN EAST...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
715 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING AROUND 10 MPH WILL INCREASE
SOON AFTER SUNRISE TO 15 TO 25 MPH.  A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
POSSIBLE TOWARD MID AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 5500 FT AGL AFTER 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 27 TO 32 MPH UNTIL 1000. SOUTH 24 TO
                    29 MPH AFTER 1600.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 6200 UNTIL 1000. AROUND 127700 AFTER
                    1600.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........81     84     87     90
WEATHER COV.....       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............55     58     60     59
RH..............43     42     42     45
20 FT WIND......S 18   S 17   S 15   S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     25     15

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS
                    LIKELY UNTIL 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........91     88     84     81     78     73
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     53     50     48     46     45
RH..............47     61     73     82     87     87
20 FT WIND......S 8    SE 6   E 5    E 5    NE 5   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........69     64     56     50     46     42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     50     55     59     61     61
RH..............85     67     54     46     42     41
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 10  NW 14  NW 16  NW 16  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     25     25     20

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FORECASTER...KLEFFMAN
REQUESTED BY...PHIL MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.ODDEN.01/ABR