FNUS73 KABR 131532
FWSABR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1032 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA. BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WINDS
WILL SWITCH TO A MORE WEST OR NORTHWEST DIRECTION WHILE REMAINING
BREEZY. A DRY AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THE DAY WITH MIN
RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 20S BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD) UNTIL
                    1500...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 25300 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 100700.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........62  55  40  33  27  20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............67  71  75  78  80  81
RH..............35  32  30  28  26  25
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SW  SW  W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..19  17  16  14  14  11
20 FT WIND GUST.25  25  25  20  20  15

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2300...THEN
                    LIGHT UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 0100...THEN SOUTH 11 TO
                    16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....2800-3000.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
SKY (%).........17  17  16  16  15  15  15  18  24  30  36  42
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............79  76  72  68  64  61  58  57  55  55  55  57
RH..............26  30  36  45  54  64  73  78  81  82  78  72
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  S   S   S   SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   7   6   5   4   5   5   5   5   6   6   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  10  10      5           10  10  10  10  10

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FORECASTER...TARVER
REQUESTED BY...MATT MECKLENBURG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130513.MILLE.01/ABR