FNUS73 KABR 021237
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTER COWAN RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
737 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BUT VERY VARIABLE THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING THE CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD). A
    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
    1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800...THEN NORTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1600.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 5300-6100 FT AGL AFTER
                    1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN EAST 7 TO
                    12 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3200-13200 UNTIL 1300...THEN 53400-58500.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........36     36     44     55
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............64     70     73     74
RH..............53     45     41     42
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 5   SE 6   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    0500...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT
                    CLOUD). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........64     65     67     69     59     47
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............73     66     61     58     56     54
RH..............48     64     78     86     92     93
20 FT WIND......SE 8   SE 7   S 6    S 5    SW 6   W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10            10     15

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........37     35     32     30     31     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     59     64     68     70     71
RH..............90     69     53     43     38     36
20 FT WIND......NW 11  NW 12  NW 14  NW 12  NW 10  N 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     20     15     10

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FORECASTER...WISE
REQUESTED BY...GARRETT WELCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.HARTE.02/ABR