FNUS73 KABR 261121 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHAFER...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 621 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THINGS ARE COOLING OFF AND REALLY DRYING OUT. SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE FALLING THROUGH THE 30S EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S BEFORE STEADYING OUT DURING DAYTIME HEATING AND MIXING. THE NORTHEAST SURFACE WIND THIS MORNING IS HELPING TO PUSH WHAT LITTLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THERE IS UP AGAINST THE PRAIRIE COTEAU AND COULD END UP CREATING A FEW HOURS OF SCATTERED TO BROKEN LOW STRATUS CLOUDS THIS MORNING. CURRENT WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH TODAY...ALTHOUGH DIRECTION SHOULD GRADUALLY SWITCH FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. OTHERWISE...SKYCOVER SHOULD BE MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING AT BURN-TIME...WITH GRADUALLY INCREASING CLOUD COVER LATE IN THE DAY. TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE LAST DRY DAY BEFORE RAIN BEGINS TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 16 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....41600-50200. CWR.................ZERO. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........36 37 38 41 46 51 56 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............50 51 52 53 53 54 54 53 RH..............51 47 44 42 40 38 38 37 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 10 11 12 12 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 22 TO 27 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....5200-5400. CWR.................60 PERCENT. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........64 66 69 73 76 80 81 83 87 90 94 98 WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............53 50 48 46 45 44 43 42 41 41 40 40 RH..............37 41 45 49 52 55 57 61 65 68 71 74 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DORN REQUESTED BY...FMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.SCHAF.01/ABR