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FNUS73 KABR 071253
FWSABR
SPOT FORECAST FOR HENNINGS GPA...SDGFP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
753 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 25 AND 30 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 30 MILES PER HOUR. A SLIGHT WARMUP ON FRIDAY
(HIGHS INTO THE UPPER 60S) WILL HELP SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF DRY
CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITY AGAIN FALLS BETWEEN
25 AND 30 PERCENT AND 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 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
9 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (84200
KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 7 13
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............36 42 47 51 54 56 57 58 59 59
RH..............56 46 37 33 32 29 28 27 26 26
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB VRB VRB NW NW NW NW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 6 8 9 10 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 8 12 14 16 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.4 3.5 6.4 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.3
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO
9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (74800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1400
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........16 21 35 40 45 56 59 76 79 73 69 76
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............59 60 56 50 47 45 43 41 40 39 39 37
RH..............26 26 33 39 44 47 53 57 59 62 62 70
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW W VRB VRB VRB S S S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 9 7 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.1 6.8 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
SMOKE DISPERSAL.GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
FORECASTER...BC
REQUESTED BY...COLE DRISKILL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613039.0/ABR
.DELDT 05/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL COLE.DRISKILL@STATE.SD.US
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