FNUS73 KABR 101207 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR ROE WPA...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 707 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 25 MPH AT TIMES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING SHIFTING WINDS AROUND TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BUT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 32400 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 76300. CWR.................ZERO. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........13 12 8 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 74 75 76 RH..............49 45 44 44 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 15 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL 2100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL 2300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN NORTH 9 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 19 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN NORTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3500-5800. CWR.................50 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........64 45 52 91 80 76 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............74 68 63 60 56 52 RH..............47 57 69 76 78 80 20 FT WIND......S 12 SW 11 W 8 NW 6 NW 10 N 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 15 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 1300. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 28 TO 33 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 44600 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 90600. CWR.................20 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........76 79 72 45 41 37 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 49 52 56 58 59 RH..............80 77 66 52 41 37 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 18 N 18 N 12 N 15 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 20 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...CONNELLY/TROGDON REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120510.ROEWP.01/ABR