FNUS73 KABR 151223
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAUBAY NWR NE...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
723 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTAS WILL
BUILD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND BE CENTERED ACROSS THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS BY EVENING. SKIES WILL BE SUNNY WITH NORTH WINDS
AT 7 TO 17 MPH AND GUSTY AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT BY
EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 31 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 37100 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 104900.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........18  22  24  27  29  26  19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............63  64  65  66  67  67  67
RH..............41  39  38  36  36  35  35
20 FT WIND DIR..N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..15  14  14  14  12  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.25  20  20  20  20  20  15

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    LIGHT UNTIL 0300...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN SOUTHEAST 7
                    TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2000-2200.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........15     17     18     20     19     18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     57     51     48     45     44
RH..............37     48     60     65     68     69
20 FT WIND......N 8    N 5    NE 4   SE 3   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5             10

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 21 TO 26
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 21400 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 94100.
CWR.................ZERO.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........17     18     19     20     23     27
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     55     64     69     73     74
RH..............66     49     39     35     32     32
20 FT WIND......SE 5   S 8    S 12   S 15   S 17   S 18
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     20     25     25     25

$$
FORECASTER...MOHR
REQUESTED BY...JASON WAGNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.WAUBA.01/ABR