FNUS73 KABR 241201
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
701 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT TODAY AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY
APPROACHES CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....23500-38500.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........29     28     28     30     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     68     74     76     76
RH..............53     42     36     35     36
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 7   SE 8   SE 8   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    2200...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD)
                    UNTIL 0600...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT
                    CLOUD). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH UNTIL 0600...THEN
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........32     45     62     74     65     54
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............75     68     63     60     58     56
RH..............39     48     58     64     70     76
20 FT WIND......SE 7   SE 7   SE 7   S 6    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800...THEN NORTH 5 TO 15
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........45     44     41     40     40     40
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............57     64     71     74     76     75
RH..............78     63     53     48     44     42
20 FT WIND......SW 4   W 6    NW 9   NW 12  NW 14  N 14
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.PRAIR.01/ABR