FNUS73 KABR 101221
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR REDHEAD MARSH...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
721 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA
THIS MORNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL TRACK ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...BRINGING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH IT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
LIKELY OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1800.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS UNTIL 0900...THEN SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN LIGHT UNTIL 1400...THEN
                    WEST 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1800.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 5400-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 1300...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....17700-20000 UNTIL 1600...THEN AROUND 53900.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................3.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........17     15     20     30     57
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP............48     57     63     66     67
RH..............54     42     36     38     36
20 FT WIND......SE 5   S 4    SW 5   W 5    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       5             10     10

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    2400...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD).
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    2200...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2300.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........66     67     56     23     16     13
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............66     58     51     47     43     40
RH..............38     46     56     61     61     66
20 FT WIND......W 8    NW 14  N 16   N 16   NW 14  NW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     25     20     20

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........11     12     13     14     14     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     42     47     49     51     51
RH..............66     55     42     35     32     31
20 FT WIND......NW 11  NW 16  NW 19  NW 19  NW 19  NW 18
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     30     30     30     30

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FORECASTER...PARKIN
REQUESTED BY...SETH_GRIMM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.REDHE.01/ABR