315  
FNUS73 KABR 081020  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHMORE GPA...STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
520 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. AT THAT TIME, WINDS WILL BEGIN TO  
PREVAIL FROM THE SOUTH SOUTH EAST AND THEN GRADUALLY TURN AND  
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.  
 
WINDS ARE LIKELY TO WEAKEN QUICKLY IN THE EVENING, POTENTIALLY  
TURNING VARIABLE IN DIRECTION.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.8 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (93800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 23 38 33 45 46 47 48 45 42 39 36  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............55 54 58 63 70 73 76 80 81 82 83 82  
RH..............66 69 62 54 42 40 36 30 29 27 26 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 20 20 18 18 18 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.2 4.1 6.0 6.9 7.7 8.5 6.5  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...DUX  
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HOFFMANN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513396.1/ABR  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEVIN.HOFFMANN@STATE.SD.US  
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