426
FNUS73 KABR 091007
FWSABR
SPOT FORECAST FOR MILLER WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
507 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A FEW EARLY MORNING LIGHT SHOWERS HAVE MOVED OVER THE
BURN SITE IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
BEHIND THESE SHOWERS THIS MORNING BRINGING DRIER CONDITIONS. NORTH
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. LOWER
TEMPERATURES AROUND 60 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON WILL KEEP MIN RH IN
THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. FROST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS LOWS DIP
INTO THE LOW 30S.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
(123300 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 66 68 54 49 56 55 65 52 54 40 43
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............47 46 45 45 50 52 55 56 59 59 59 60
RH..............89 89 85 79 58 50 43 40 33 32 30 29
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 12 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 18 22 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.4 2.4 3.3 4.1 4.8 5.7 6.5 6.8 7.2 7.3
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD VGD VGD VGD VGD
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (118000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(1700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........44 46 51 43 26 27 23 34 32 33 36 21
WEATHER COV..... ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... FST
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 59 57 50 47 44 42 40 39 37 36 35
RH..............29 29 31 41 45 51 55 62 64 70 72 75
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..18 17 13 9 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.25 24 17 12 9 8 7 7 6 6 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.3 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
SMOKE DISPERSAL.VGD VGD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 12
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14
TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
(112900 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 44 19 3 2 2 2 4 4 6 4 7
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............34 35 38 43 50 53 56 58 60 62 62 62
RH..............75 75 70 60 46 41 37 34 31 28 28 28
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE N NE N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 12 12 13 14 14 16 16 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.0 1.6 2.8 4.6 5.8 6.8 7.5 7.6 7.7 8.1
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD VGD VGD GD VGD
FORECASTER...WISE
REQUESTED BY...JADE DRAUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613028.0/ABR
.DELDT 05/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JADE_DRAUSE@FWS.GOV
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