FNUS73 KABR 201218
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSQUITO RANCH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
718 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY...BRINGING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED SPRINKLES ALONG
WITH IT. A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A DECENT CHANCE FOR
RAIN SHOWERS TO WESTERN MINNESOTA.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    1800...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN NORTHWEST 1
                    TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....10500-20500.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........78     60     57     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............44     48     51     55
RH..............62     55     49     44
20 FT WIND......N 4    N 3    W 3    W 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    2000...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                    CLOUD). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 2100...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 11
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........48     57     70     80     84     90
WEATHER COV.....                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............54     49     46     45     44     43
RH..............48     60     69     74     81     91
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 5    SE 6   S 7    S 8    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     10     15     15

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    1800...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD).
                    SHOWERS LIKELY UNTIL 1300...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........95     90     83     78     68     54
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............43     46     51     56     57     57
RH..............96     77     67     63     47     45
20 FT WIND......SE 11  E 9    NE 7   N 5    N 7    N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     10     10     10     15

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FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120420.PHILM.01/ABR