FNUS73 KABR 271137
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR VANJOHN...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
637 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WARM DRY DAY FOR THE UPPER PLAINS...WITH LIGHT WINDS.
THE SAME CAN BE EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY...WITH SOMEWHAT
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR AS WINDS SHIFT TO WESTERLY.
A FRONT PUSHES THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWEST
COUNTIES...WITH COOLER DRIER AIR IN ITS WAKE. ALONG WITH
THE WIND SHIFT...WINDS WILL PICK UP INTO THE 15 TO 25MPH
RANGE.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH UNTIL 1800...THEN LIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....10200-20200.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........1      1      1      1      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     68     74     78     75
RH..............57     43     35     30     34
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    NW 5   NW 5   N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0300...THEN WEST AROUND 6
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1400-2300.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........9      10     14     26     18     16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............72     65     60     57     56     54
RH..............38     48     54     58     59     60
20 FT WIND......N 4    NW 3   NW 3   W 3    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5             10

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........19     12     15     28     22     21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     59     68     76     80     80
RH..............62     52     40     31     28     29
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    W 5    W 5    W 6    NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10                          10     10

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FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...SHANE DEL GROSSO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110927.VANJO.01/ABR