FNUS73 KABR 121321
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR AKRON...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
821 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE REGION
TODAY...BRINGING RATHER LIGHT WINDS...SUNNY SKIES AND MILD
TEMPERATURES. THE CENTER OF THE HIGH IS ACTUALLY RIGHT OVER WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. THIS
IS PROVIDING FOR LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. BUT...AS THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON PROGRESS...A LIGHT
BREEZE WILL DEVELOP AND SHOULD TEND TO FAVOR A WESTERLY COMPONENT.
HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 20S BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 5400 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 44700.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........3      4      5      4      2      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     55     61     65     66     65
RH..............67     42     29     25     23     26
20 FT WIND......W 1    W 3    W 5    W 5    W 6    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     10     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN LIGHT
                    UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........6      6      7      7      7      7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     58     54     51     49     47
RH..............28     38     45     50     54     58
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 4    SW 4   SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........7      11     16     20     21     23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     56     63     68     71     72
RH..............58     47     39     30     26     27
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 8   W 10   W 12   W 14   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...TARVER
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.AKRON.01/ABR