037  
FNUS73 KABR 270005  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDRISEN...SD GAME FISH & PARKS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
705 PM CDT TUE MAY 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HOT WEATHER CONTINUES WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 80S AND LOW  
90S, WITH HUMIDITY DOWN TO AROUND 30 TO 40 PERCENT. WINDS BOTH  
DAYS PRIMARILY FROM THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST, 10 TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY  
AND 15 TO 20 MPH ON THURSDAY.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7800 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 14 4 1 3 6 15 13 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 78 81 83 86 88 88 88 88  
RH..............66 50 46 43 39 35 35 35 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S SE E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 12 10 12 10 12 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.3 2.2 3.3 4.6 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.3  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.11 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........6 13 27 29 28 32 23 32 28 41 59 48  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............87 86 83 76 73 70 68 67 65 63 61 60  
RH..............38 42 44 56 62 66 68 70 73 75 78 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 13 13 14 15 16 18 18 20 20 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (40600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO GOOD (79300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........56 67 71 47 22 18 14 10 10 11 11 14  
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............58 59 63 68 73 77 81 84 86 86 87 87  
RH..............80 78 70 61 51 47 42 38 36 35 34 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.4 2.1 3.0 3.9 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.7  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD  
 
 
FORECASTER...CONNELLY  
REQUESTED BY...OWEN MCELROY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614512.0/ABR  
.DELDT 05/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL OWEN.MCELROY@STATE.SD.US  
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