FNUS73 KABR 261213 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR WIKE WPA SW...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 713 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 INTO THE UPPER 20S THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE DROPPING A FEW MORE DEGREES BEFORE STEADYING OUT DURING DAYTIME HEATING AND MIXING. THE BREEZY 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 PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY 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 (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN EAST 14 TO 19 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....42300-50900. CWR.................ZERO. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........33 36 47 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 51 53 52 RH..............45 40 37 37 20 FT WIND......E 10 E 11 E 12 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 23 TO 32 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....7000-17000. CWR.................60 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........61 65 71 75 82 92 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 47 44 42 40 39 RH..............37 45 52 58 65 71 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 38 TO 46 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 44400 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 109200. CWR.................80 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............38 40 42 44 44 45 RH..............77 73 68 64 63 63 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 17 SE 19 SE 22 E 21 E 19 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 35 30 30 .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 12 MPH. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DORN REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.WIKEW.01/ABR