FNUS73 KABR 201324 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAMBO...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 824 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE FOR MOST OF THE DAY KEEPING SUSTAINED WINDS LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH AND CONDITIONS DRY. HOWEVER DAYTIME MIXING WILL CAUSE SOME HIGHER GUSTS FROM LATE MORNING UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. A SURFACE FRONT CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN MONTANA AND WYOMING WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST THIS EVENING. THOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN RATHER LIGHT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECT A DIRECTION SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 2200-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....21100-31100. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........29 29 29 29 28 27 25 23 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 41 45 49 52 54 55 54 53 RH..............54 47 41 37 35 33 33 35 37 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 15 15 15 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD). MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........21 27 36 42 42 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 47 44 43 42 41 RH..............42 50 57 62 67 72 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 SW 7 SW 7 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300. 6700 FT AGL AFTER 1600. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....24500-34500 UNTIL 1600...THEN AROUND 112800. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........41 45 50 54 57 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 44 52 59 63 62 RH..............77 71 57 45 40 41 20 FT WIND......W 7 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 NW 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...OSCAR KNUDTSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111020.SHAMB.01/ABR