FNUS73 KABR 031205
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAUBAY NWR NE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
705 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY TAKE HOLD TODAY BRINGING
SOME PRECIP FREE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE IN LATE TONIGHT BRINGING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800...THEN NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 3000-3800 FT AGL AFTER
                    1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....6300-16300 UNTIL 1300...THEN 42800-57800.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........33     29     29     29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     70     71     70
RH..............59     53     49     47
20 FT WIND......N 10   N 10   N 11   N 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     20

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    0100...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT
                    CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 0100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 43500 UNTIL 2200...THEN 3300-4100.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........29     35     45     52     62     75
WEATHER COV.....                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     64     60     57     55     54
RH..............47     56     63     68     74     79
20 FT WIND......N 11   NE 9   NE 7   NE 6   NE 6   E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     10     10     10     10

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 23 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN 33 TO 38
                    MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 22 TO 27 MPH UNTIL
                    1600...THEN SOUTHEAST 14 TO 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 4400 UNTIL 1000...THEN 38600-53600 UNTIL
                    1700...THEN AROUND 29800.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........85     82     77     73     72     70
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............53     58     62     66     68     68
RH..............83     74     67     63     61     62
20 FT WIND......E 7    E 9    E 10   E 11   E 10   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...WISE
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120503.WAUBA.01/ABR