884  
FNUS73 KABR 061219  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VICTORY WMA UNIT C...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
719 AM CDT TUE OCT 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS WILL FAVOR A WESTERLY DIRECTION THIS  
MORNING, THEN TURN MORE FROM A NORTHWEST DIRECTION BY MID DAY.  
GUSTS ARE FORECAST GENERALLY IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE, WITH  
SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 8 TO 14 MPH. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IS  
FORECAST TO DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY PEAK HEATING IN THE LATE  
AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY WITH NO PRECIPITATION  
EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR (50200  
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO  
GOOD (61400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........35 26 17 12 7 2 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 68 72 77 79 82 83 81  
RH..............69 57 48 40 36 31 30 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 12 12 12 13 14 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 18 20 18 18 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.4 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.5  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD FR FR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........4 10 35 38 25 21 15 26 18 40 40 54  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............77 71 65 63 60 58 57 56 54 53 51 50  
RH..............37 46 54 58 64 69 67 69 71 71 74 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 12 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 21  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (67200  
KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........52 49 53 48 39 30 21 37 23 27 27 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 49 50 54 59 63 66 69 70 70 71 70  
RH..............74 77 77 71 60 50 43 37 35 34 34 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 6 8 9 12 13 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 10 10 13 15 16 18 21 22 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.8 3.2 4.2 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.3  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...TMT  
REQUESTED BY...LOUISE SPICZKA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623160.0/ABR  
.DELDT 10/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LOUISE.SPICZKA@STATE.MN.US  
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