FNUS73 KABR 111148
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDERSON WPA...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
648 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER WILL
BRING CLEAR SKIES TODAY ALONG WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
INTO THE LOWER TO MID 50S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LOWERING TO 20 TO 25
PERCENT.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....14700-24700.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........13     13     13     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     47     51     53
RH..............40     28     24     23
20 FT WIND......SE 5   SE 5   SE 7   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    0500...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT
                    CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........13     17     23     27     40     57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     47     43     41     40     39
RH..............26     34     40     44     50     55
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 6   SE 6   SE 8   SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     15     10     15

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........71     77     85     91     92     92
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............38     43     48     53     56     57
RH..............60     55     52     51     49     49
20 FT WIND......SE 10  SE 14  SE 16  SE 19  SE 20  SE 19
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     30     30     30

$$
FORECASTER...MOHR
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE STEWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.SANDE.01/ABR