798  
FNUS73 KABR 071500  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GERKIN RX...SD GFP  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1000 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BEGIN THE DAY TODAY. THE CLOUDY COVER WILL  
PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE SLOWLY DRIFTING SOUTHWARDS  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF  
THE NORTHEAST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 10-15 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 20-  
25 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN MORE EASTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND  
WILL BE SLOWLY WEAKENING. A STRAY SPRINKLE IS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT  
THE DAY TODAY THOUGH THE CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING IS VERY LOW (<  
10%). FOR TEMPERATURES, HIGHS WILL WARM TO ABOUT 72F-74F THIS  
AFTERNOON WHILE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALL TO 24-27%. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL  
INCREASE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOL.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (24800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (68600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........63 62 60 41 33 28 24 28  
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............57 62 66 69 71 73 73 74  
RH..............40 35 33 31 30 28 30 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 16 16 15 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.24 25 24 25 24 24 23 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.9 2.6 3.7 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.3  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (62000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........21 24 21 24 24 24 9 8 11 9 8 8  
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............73 73 69 63 59 55 53 51 50 49 48 47  
RH..............29 30 36 44 51 57 61 68 68 71 71 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 4.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (70500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 11 18 6 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 9  
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............46 45 50 56 61 66 71 75 76 78 79 79  
RH..............76 79 68 59 53 48 42 34 33 31 30 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.4 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.9 5.2  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD  
 

 
FORECASTER...MEYERS  
REQUESTED BY...JAMES BACHELOR  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513378.0/ABR  
.DELDT 05/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.BACHELOR@STATE.SD.US  
 
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