208  
FNUS73 KABR 301253  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR REID LAKE RX...SD GFP  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
753 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 30.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST SOUTH OF I-90 TODAY. THAT  
WILL KEEP WINDS EASTERLY AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE MORNING  
UNTIL THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES CLOSER TO THE IOWA BORDER. DRIER  
AIR ALOFT MAY ALLOW FOR AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO 20 MPH ESPECIALLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS SHIFT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10  
TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE NORTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (17000 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........39 39 46 49 45 43 50 57  
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............44 50 56 59 62 64 65 66  
RH..............62 54 45 44 43 40 40 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE S W NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 10 12 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 17 17 16 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.5  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
 
 
FORECASTER...WISE  
REQUESTED BY...BRETT BLANK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608516.0/ABR  
.DELDT 03/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRETT.BLANK@STATE.SD.US  
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