916  
FNUS73 KABR 081026  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWNO WPA RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
526 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DAYBREAK THROUGH MID-MORNING WIND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF A  
SOUTHEAST FETCH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.  
COMPLICATING FIRE WEATHER FACTORS TODAY REMAIN THE DEVELOPMENT OF  
A POTENTIALLY LIGHTER WIND BY MID-DAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE  
LATEST FORECAST SUGGESTS A PREVAILING 10 MPH SOUTHEAST DIRECTION,  
HOWEVER AT TIMES SOME WEAKENING OR VARIABILITY IN DIRECTION MAY  
DEVELOP BY 1-2 PM. THIS MAY BE MORE PRONOUNCED IN ANY TERRAIN.  
 
MIXING REMAINS POOR THIS MORNING, BUT MIXING HEIGHTS TO QUICKLY  
RISE TOWARDS THE 5-6K FT AGL LEVEL BY MID-AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-6200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (56000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 52 55 60 64 69 70 72 73 74  
RH..............67 61 56 50 44 39 38 35 35 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 13 13 11 12 12 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.3 1.8 3.1 4.1 4.9 5.4 6.0 6.2  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (69000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 1 7 10 8 7 7 7 9 7 7 13  
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............74 73 70 65 61 59 58 58 56 56 55 55  
RH..............33 34 36 43 48 53 57 62 62 64 66 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.3 5.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.8 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (60800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 18 21 19 21 31 42 52 47 42 37 32  
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............55 54 58 62 68 71 73 76 76 77 77 77  
RH..............64 69 62 58 51 42 40 37 37 35 33 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 10 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 21 20 20 18 18 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.7 4.4 5.1 4.2  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...BC  
REQUESTED BY...TODD RUZICKA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513471.0/ABR  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TODD_RUZICKA@NPS.GOV  
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