FNUS73 KABR 191432
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR REIGER...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
932 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COOL START TO THE MORNING WITH STABLE CONDITIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS...BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WE SHOULD MIX
DOWN AN EAST WIND OF 5 TO 10MPH. THIS WIND DIRECTION MAY
VARY SOMEWHAT FROM DUE EAST DUE TO LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY...BUT
SHOULD STAY WITHIN A EAST-SOUTHEAST TO EAST-NORTHEASTERLY
VARIATION...AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED 15MPH.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900...THEN EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........13     10     9      10     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     45     50     52     48
RH..............61     47     39     34     39
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 6    E 7    E 8    E 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........12     15     19     23     24     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     38     34     32     31     29
RH..............45     54     59     62     63     67
20 FT WIND......E 6    SE 6   SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 2400-2500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....23500-38500.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........26     26     27     28     25     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     32     41     50     54     54
RH..............72     64     48     37     34     36
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 7   S 10   S 11   S 10   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     15     15

$$
FORECASTER...CONNELLY
REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.REIGE.01/ABR