FNUS73 KABR 271223
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKOOG...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
723 AM CDT THU OCT 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE
DAY. AS THIS HIGH MOVES EAST...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL
BECOME SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING. LOOK FOR SOME HIGH THIN CLOUDS
TO DRIFT OVER THE AREA...REMAINING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THERE
MIGHT BE SOME PATCHY LIGHT FOG IN LOW SPOTS OR NEAR BODIES OF
WATER...BUT THE FOG SHOULD BURN OFF RATHER QUICKLY BY MID-MORNING.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 8400 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 72300.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........27     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     50
RH..............34     34
20 FT WIND......W 8    SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN WEST
                    13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2500-3300.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........41     42     45     46     36     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     41     38     36     35     34
RH..............43     51     57     62     71     78
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   W 7    W 8    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     15     15

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 19 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 13300 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 145500.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........12     12     14     14     13     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............33     35     40     46     49     48
RH..............77     70     53     39     35     35
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 9    W 12   NW 14  NW 15  NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     25     20

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FORECASTER...HINTZ
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111027.SKOOG.01/ABR