FNUS73 KABR 111209
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHARLEY HARLEY...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
709 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR A BETTER
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT INTO THE DAY THURSDAY. THE GRASSLAND
FIRE DANGER INDEX IS MODERATE TODAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS UNTIL 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....36400-42100.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........49     54     57     61
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............56     60     62     63
RH..............57     52     51     52
20 FT WIND......NW 10  N 9    N 10   N 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     20

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS UNTIL 0100...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 27 TO 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....6300-6900.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........64     74     87     97     98     99
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............62     56     52     50     48     46
RH..............55     68     77     81     83     82
20 FT WIND......N 14   N 12   N 12   NE 12  N 14   N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE STEWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.CHARL.01/ABR