FNUS73 KABR 061301 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR ATR OUTCROP...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 801 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS MIN RH VALUES DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S. THIS WILL BRING AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THIS AREA. FARTHER WEST...SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY AFTERNOON AND BECOME BREEZY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. MIN RH VALUES EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTH DAKOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 6500-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....4400-14400 UNTIL 1300...THEN 83000-91300. CWR.................ZERO. LAL.................2. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........56 60 65 72 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 66 69 70 RH..............38 31 27 27 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 11 SE 10 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0300. WEST AFTER 0500. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2000-4600. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................3. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........77 77 77 77 70 60 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 61 56 53 50 48 RH..............31 43 57 67 74 77 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 8 SE 6 SE 5 S 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN EAST UP TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 5700-6500 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 19 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....22800-37600 UNTIL 1300...THEN 85400-89200. CWR.................ZERO. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........53 49 44 40 41 42 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............48 54 60 64 67 67 RH..............78 64 54 48 44 42 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 7 NW 9 NW 10 NW 11 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 10 $$ FORECASTER...PARKIN REQUESTED BY...DAN ANGELO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110506.ATROU.01/ABR