FNUS73 KABR 091211
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BERWALD WPA...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
711 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AS WINDS
GRADUALLY BECOME LIGHT SOUTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS AN UPPER
LEVEL PACIFIC TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...THE LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY
MORNING.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD) THIS
                    MORNING THEN PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1400...THEN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....17700-27700.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........78  65  48  44  34  25  23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............57  59  61  62  64  63  62
RH..............52  49  46  44  42  43  43
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   4   5   5   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   7   8   9   10  10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3000-3700.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........21     18     14     10     11     12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     58     55     53     51     50
RH..............44     52     59     63     65     66
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 5    S 6    S 7    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....42200-57200 UNTIL 1500...THEN AROUND 63300.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........13     12     11     10     12     14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     59     67     72     75     76
RH..............65     54     48     44     41     41
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 10   S 12   S 14   S 14   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...CHURCH
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.BERWA.01/ABR