FNUS73 KABR 311425
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUB UNIT J...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
925 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DAKOTAS TODAY.
WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON THEN TO THE WEST AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO
15 MPH TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. EXPECT SLIGHTLY WARMER
CONDITIONS TODAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE
FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 27 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 5200 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 44000.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........42     42     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     56     60
RH..............49     39     36
20 FT WIND......S 14   SW 14  SW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    2100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT
                    CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    LIGHT UNTIL 0600...THEN NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN NORTH 3
                    TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....1000-2100.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........44     52     64     73     75     77
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............54     49     45     44     43     42
RH..............47     63     75     77     78     80
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 4   SW 3   S 3    NW 3   N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...WISE
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE STEWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111031.SUBUN.01/ABR