FNUS73 KABR 071215
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUB UNIT E SOUTH...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
715 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND THIS MORNING SHOULD FAVOR SOUTH INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 MPH BEFORE NOON. DURING THE AFTERNOON AN OCCASIONAL
GUST TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MAX HEATING WHEN LOW LEVEL
LAPSE RATES ARE STEEP. MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD HOLD OFF
UNTIL ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. COVERAGE OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO BE
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0800...THEN SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN 20 TO 25
                    MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 14800 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 118400.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................3.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........32  36  41  43  45  50  52  53  55
WEATHER COV.....            CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............58  64  66  67  68  70  71  71  71
RH..............57  50  49  48  46  44  42  42  44
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..8   9   11  12  12  12  11  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.10  15  20  20  20  20  20  15  15

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD). A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0300. LIGHT
                    AFTER 0400. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........57     55     56     60     59     58
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     63     57     54     50     46
RH..............47     57     67     75     84     93
20 FT WIND......S 9    S 7    S 6    S 5    S 5    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     10     10            5

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 1200...THEN NORTHEAST 5 TO 11
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN NORTHEAST 11
                    TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 3800 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 58900.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........58     59     60     61     59     57
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............47     55     63     66     68     68
RH..............92     76     62     57     52     50
20 FT WIND......S 3    E 2    E 4    NE 6   NE 8   NE 10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     15     15

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FORECASTER...KLEFFMAN
REQUESTED BY...BLAKE STEWART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130507.SUBUN.01/ABR