FNUS73 KABR 111152
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETERSON...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
652 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.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....15300-25100.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................2.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........62     60     66     74
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............63     67     69     69
RH..............54     51     50     52
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 9    N 9    N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 0100...THEN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 26 TO 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....6100-6600.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................5.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........80     86     94     100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............68     62     57     55     52     51
RH..............56     69     79     84     86     85
20 FT WIND......N 11   NE 12  NE 12  NE 12  N 14   N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MEADOWS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.PETER.01/ABR