504  
FNUS73 KABR 161604  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROTHI EAST...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
1104 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
FETCH OF DRY AIR FROM THE EAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY  
AFTERNOON...SO AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO HEAT UP BEFORE CLOUDS  
BECOME THICK ENOUGH. HIGHER HUMIDITY AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA  
BY THIS EVENING AS SHOWERS BEGIN TO MOVE IN. WINDS WILL BE FROM  
THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AND BREEZY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....AROUND 12200 UNTIL 1300...THEN AROUND 93100.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM  
SKY (%).........56 63 67 70 75 80 86 91  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TEMP............77 78 79 79 80 80 81 81  
RH..............26 25 24 23 23 23 23 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD). A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL  
0400...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
CWR.................80 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM  
SKY (%).........94 91 88 85 85 85  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TEMP............82 75 68 61 59 57  
RH..............23 33 46 66 75 84  
20 FT WIND......E 7 E 9 E 9 E 8 E 10 E 11  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD). SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL 1000...THEN A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1600.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1600.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY (%).........85 83 81 79 79 78  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TEMP............56 57 63 68 67 68  
RH..............91 91 77 64 68 66  
20 FT WIND......E 10 E 9 E 10 E 11 E 11 E 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 20  
 

 
FORECASTER...CONNELLY  
REQUESTED BY...SETH GRIMM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 20130516.ROTHI.01/ABR  
 
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