FNUS73 KABR 021157
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROE WPA...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
657 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SIT OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT BUT VERY VARIABLE WINDS. HIGH RH IN THE 90S
THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S. CURRENT SATELLITE
IMAGERY INDICATES A SWATH OF HIGH CLOUDS MOVING INTO CENTRAL SD HOWEVER.
IF THESE PROGRESS EASTWARD FOR THIS AFTERNOON THEY MAY IMPACT THE HIGH
TEMPS AND RH MAY END OUT BEING HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1600...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7800-8800 FT AGL AFTER
                    1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN EAST 4 TO 9
                    MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....4000-14000 UNTIL 1300. AROUND 92900 AFTER 1600.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........37     39     47     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     73     76     75
RH..............45     40     38     42
20 FT WIND......SE 2   SE 3   SE 5   SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 19 MPH UNTIL 0400...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2900-3600.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........57     63     71     78     71     62
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............74     69     65     62     60     59
RH..............45     57     68     75     82     86
20 FT WIND......E 6    SE 7   SE 6   SE 5   S 5    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 3800-4700 FT AGL AFTER
                    1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 10400 UNTIL 1000. 87000-90300 AFTER
                    1300.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........55     51     46     42     39     35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............58     62     65     68     69     70
RH..............86     72     59     50     46     44
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 9    NW 12  NW 14  NW 14  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     15

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FORECASTER...WISE
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.ROEWP.01/ABR