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FNUS73 KABR 071249
FWSABR
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE FAULKTON GPA RX...GAME FISH AND PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
749 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT AND VAIRABLE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS
MORNING BEFORE TURNING NORTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON, INCREASING
SLIGHTLY TO REACH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL, WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
DROPPING BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AT MINIMUM. AFTER SUNSET
TONIGHT, WINDS OVERNIGHT ONCE AGAIN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE,
ALTHOUGH WILL GENERALLY CARRY A WESTERLY COMPONENT. STRONGER
WINDS ARE SET TO ARRIVE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, ONCE AGAIN COMING OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST AND REACHING 15 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR SUSTAINED,
GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. A SLIGHT WARMUP ON FRIDAY
(HIGHS INTO THE LOW 70S) WILL HELP SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF DRY
CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY AGAIN FALLS BETWEEN
20 AND 25 PERCENT WILL COINCIDE WITH THE WINDS, POSSIBLY CREATING
SOME ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (75000
KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 3 3 10 4 5 8 10 8 14
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............35 41 47 51 54 56 58 60 60 61
RH..............64 55 45 38 32 28 26 24 24 24
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 10 10 10 12 14 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.1 1.7 5.3 6.7 7.1 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.5
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE EAST LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (74100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........28 46 69 72 59 55 63 66 75 82 80 78
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............62 60 56 49 46 44 43 42 42 42 41 40
RH..............23 26 31 42 47 51 51 55 55 57 62 64
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N NE S S SW SW SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 6 6 5 5 5 7 8 8 9 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 10 8 7 6 7 8 9 12 12 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.4 6.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(158000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 71 60 41 28 15 8 2 12 22 14 22
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............40 38 42 47 57 60 63 65 68 68 68 70
RH..............67 76 70 63 43 37 36 33 29 27 27 25
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 13 15 17 18 20 20 21 21 21
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 17 17 20 23 25 26 28 29 29 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.5 4.4 6.0 6.8 7.8 8.2 8.1 8.8
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR GD VGD VGD VGD VGD EXL EXL
FORECASTER...BC
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK TATE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613038.0/ABR
.DELDT 05/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PATRICK.TATE@STATE.SD.US
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