FNUS73 KABR 171242
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDERSON...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
742 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM BEGINNING TO CREEP INTO WESTERN SD WILL SEND SOME HIGH
CLOUDS STREAMING TOWARD THE COTEAU. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE AROUND
15 TO 20 MPH. CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR MIN RH IN THE UPPER 30S.
HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR GREATER MIXING AND LOWER
DEWPOINTS WHICH WOULD DROP THE AFTERNOON RH TO NEAR 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 24500 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 110200.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........32     32     28     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     65     67     66
RH..............40     34     29     29
20 FT WIND......SE 14  SE 15  SE 15  SE 15
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25

$$
FORECASTER...WISE
REQUESTED BY...COLBY CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.SANDE.01/ABR