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FNUS53 KABR 181912  
FWFABR  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL/NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA  
AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
212 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS  
THROUGH TUESDAY...RESULTING IN SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN CHANCES. WITH  
PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AVAILABLE THIS AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO  
DEVELOP...WITH SOME POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE.  
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE MOVING RATHER SLOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY  
RESULTING IN HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL. WITH PLENTIFUL MOISTURE  
AROUND FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE  
EXPECTED TO STAY WELL ABOVE 45 PERCENT AT PEAK HEATING EACH OF THE  
NEXT FEW DAYS. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO PICK  
UP FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY AND SLOWLY SPREAD FROM THE  
MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY OVER TO THE RED RIVER VALLEY BY TUESDAY.  
 
SDZ267-190815-  
LOWER BAD RIVER-  
212 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING.  
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE UNTIL EARLY MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 5 UNTIL 0400...THEN 4.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3400 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 34000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................2.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30  
MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3400 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 27 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 41000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.  
 

 
 
SDZ268-190815-  
UPPER CHEYENNE-  
112 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS  
MAY BE SEVERE EARLY IN THE EVENING. HEAVY  
RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5 UNTIL 2100...THEN 4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 5 UNTIL  
0400...THEN 4.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2100 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 38000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................2.  
CWR.................50 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................90 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1700 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 33 TO 38 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 46000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................90 PERCENT.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
 

 
 
SDZ269-190815-  
UPPER MISSOURI COTEAU-  
212 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE  
NIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE  
EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE UNTIL EARLY  
MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5 UNTIL 0600...THEN 4.  
CWR.................90 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS LIKELY  
IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2500 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 44000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................2.  
CWR.................60 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1600 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 23 TO 28 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 34000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.  
 

 
 
SDZ270-190815-  
MISSOURI COTEAU-  
212 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE NIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE IN THE EVENING.  
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE UNTIL EARLY MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5 UNTIL 0500...THEN 4.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2700 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 34000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................2.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5 UNTIL 0100...THEN 4.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3300 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 35000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID  
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.  
 

 
 
SDZ271-190815-  
UPPER JAMES RIVER-  
212 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE IN THE EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE  
UNTIL EARLY MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................90 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS LIKELY IN  
THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3200 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 45000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................2.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2300 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 30000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
SDZ272-190815-  
PRAIRIE COTEAU-  
212 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE UNTIL EARLY MORNING. HEAVY RAINFALL  
POSSIBLE UNTIL EARLY MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
LIKELY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3600 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 64000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................2.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................4.  
CWR.................60 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3200 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 11 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 18000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................4 UNTIL 1300...THEN 5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.  
 

 
 
SDZ273-190815-  
RED RIVER VALLEY-  
212 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE. HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................90 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3600 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 63000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................2.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................4.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 20000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................4 UNTIL 1300...THEN 5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.  
 

 
 
MNZ039-190815-  
TRAVERSE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON  
212 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE. HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61-66.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3500 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 60000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................2.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................4.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3100 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 26000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................4 UNTIL 1300...THEN 5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.  
 

 
 
MNZ046-190815-  
BIG STONE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORTONVILLE  
212 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE. HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................5.  
CWR.................90 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3800 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 68000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................2.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
LAL.................4.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.  
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 4400 FT AGL (AFTERNOON MAX).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 11 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 25000 (AFTERNOON MAX).  
LAL.................4 UNTIL 1300...THEN 5.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
 
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
 
   
TUESDAY
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO  
15 MPH.  
 

 
 
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