FNUS73 KABR 211126
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEVERSON...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
626 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY
WITH WINDS INCREASING BEHIND THE SYSTEM. BY EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...THE GUSTS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY MID EVENING.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHTS WINDS EARLY BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO
                    17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 13900 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 71900.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........36     48     44     39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     73     73     74
RH..............37     35     36     36
20 FT WIND......S 11   S 14   S 15   S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     25     25

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....5100-6300.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........35     37     39     40     38     34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     65     62     61     59     58
RH..............39     48     54     56     60     64
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 12   S 12   S 16   S 16   S 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     25     25     25

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FORECASTER...KLEFFMAN
REQUESTED BY...FMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120521.SEVER.01/ABR