FNUS73 KABR 272029
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH REFUGE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
329 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 CDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE BURN AREA FROM THE
WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH
THE AREA BETWEEN 2100 AND 2200 HOURS. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE NEAR THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL TRANSITION TO WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY TONIGHT. LIGHT
TO MODERATE WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
INCREASING SOMEWHAT AROUND MID-MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED FOR FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    2400...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPRINKLES UNTIL 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........61     61     53     31     11     10
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     39     35     32     30     29
RH..............56     71     85     91     93     93
20 FT WIND......SW 7   W 7    W 7    NW 7   W 7    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...CHURCH
REQUESTED BY...ANDY CHURCH COLBY CRAWFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111027.SOUTH.01/ABR