754  
FNUS73 KABR 081018  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MKC GAME PRODUCTION AREA...STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
518 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VARIABLE IN BOTH SPEED AND DIRECTION  
THROUGH THE 9 TO 10AM HOUR. HOWEVER, AS MID-DAY APPROACHES, WINDS  
SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH A MORE STEADY AND PREVAILING  
SOUTH SOUTHWEST WIND DIRECTION. AFTERNOON MIXING WILL BE QUITE  
SUBSTANTIAL, WITH INVERSION HEIGHTS AS HIGH AS 8000 FT AGL. BY  
AFTERNOON, SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH ARE  
EXPECTED. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME, WITH  
MOST GUSTS AROUND THE 20 MPH MARK.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.7 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-8300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10  
TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (75100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........16 31 54 56 65 58 50 42 39 35 31 30  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 10 10  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............53 52 56 61 68 73 76 80 81 82 84 82  
RH..............71 74 66 58 46 41 37 32 31 29 27 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 3.5 4.9 6.0 7.2 8.3 7.2  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...DUX  
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HOFFMANN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513395.1/ABR  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEVIN.HOFFMANN@STATE.SD.US  
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