FNUS73 KABR 242313 FWSABR SPOT FORECAST FOR MCINTOSH...BIA-ND-SRA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 613 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1753 CDT ON AUGUST 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA OF CONCERN OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND THEN THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL MOVE OVER THE WILDFIRE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. WINDS WILL BE VERY GUSTY...30 TO 40 MPH WITH THESE STORMS. TEMPERATURES AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BEHIND THE FRONT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL 2100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN NORTHWEST 24 TO 29 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....3800-5600. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................3. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........53 51 47 44 40 37 35 33 28 23 18 13 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............89 84 78 74 71 69 67 65 64 62 61 60 RH..............29 33 37 41 42 43 43 45 48 50 51 53 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 10 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.15 15 10 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 15 $$ FORECASTER...WISE REQUESTED BY...TERRY HODGKISS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120824.MCINT.01/ABR