FNUS73 KABR 021154
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUB-UNIT F...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
654 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 DOMINATE THE WEATHER BRIEFLY
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS BUT WITH EXTREME
VARIABILITY IN DIRECTION. A VERY MOIST AIRMASS IS IN PLACE WITH
RH IN THE 90S THIS MORNING. WITH WARMING TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT
RH TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S. A BROAD SWATH OF HIGH CLOUDS
IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO CENTRAL SD. THIS MAY END UP MODIFYING HIGH
TEMPS AND RESULT IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1600...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 5000-5800 FT AGL AFTER
                    1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTHEAST UP
                    TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....14700-24700.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........36  36  38  41  44  47  50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............66  69  70  71  73  72  72
RH..............43  39  38  37  37  39  42
20 FT WIND DIR..S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1   1   3   4   5   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.        5   5   10  10  10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN LIGHT
                    UNTIL 0400...THEN NORTH AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL
                    0600...THEN NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........52     59     68     75     69     60
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............71     65     61     59     57     55
RH..............45     58     68     74     80     83
20 FT WIND......SE 6   E 6    E 5    E 4    NE 4   N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     5      5

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 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 (%).........53     50     46     43     41     38
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     59     63     66     68     68
RH..............84     74     65     57     51     49
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 9   NW 12  NW 14  NW 12  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     15

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FORECASTER...WISE
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE STEWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.SUBUN.01/ABR