FNUS73 KABR 021524
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TNC-MP-W...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1024 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS. WITH LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN
DAKOTAS THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS IN GENERAL WILL SHIFT TO MORE
OF A SOUTH/SOUTHEAST COMPONENT...BUT LOCAL TERRAIN WILL PROBABLY
HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON WIND DIRECTION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. SKIES WILL GENERALLY BE CLEAR...WITH THIN HIGH CLOUDS
INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE INTO
THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900...THEN WEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    UNTIL 1100...THEN LIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
RH..............41  37  39  41
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  S   S   SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2   1   2   4
20 FT WIND GUST.5       5   5

.TONIGHT...
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 0500...THEN
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
RH..............43     55     63     70     78     84
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 6    E 7    E 8    SE 5   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10     10     5

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FORECASTER...CONNELLY
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.TNCMP.01/ABR