414  
FNUS73 KABR 271259  
FWSABR  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK SLOUGH GPA RX...STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
759 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
A STRAY LIGHT SHOWER IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE  
MID MORNING HOURS. ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN  
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN SD, ALTHOUGH  
COVERAGE LOOKS TO BE VERY SPOTTY AT BEST. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOME SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO  
EASTERLY BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH, WITH  
WEAK FLOW IN THE LOWER LEVELS, WIND DIRECTION MAY ACTUALLY VARY AT  
TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL  
BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 PERCENT AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO AROUND 90  
DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.27 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7  
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 8  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (44000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........52 41 35 31 27 36 33 26 16 18  
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCT SCT  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF LTNG (%).30 30 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............75 79 82 82 81 82 85 86 87 88  
RH..............54 49 43 43 49 47 43 42 39 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB VRB VRB S SE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 0 0 2 6 7 7 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 3 3 7 12 13 13 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 1.1 1.9 3.1 4.8 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.1  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.15 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 20  
TO 21 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........24 22 36 27 34 30 14 20 30 28 29 26  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF LTNG (%).20 20 20 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............87 86 83 75 72 70 70 68 66 65 63 63  
RH..............38 40 46 58 61 66 66 70 73 75 78 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 16 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 16 17 20 22 24 25 25 26 26  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 2.2 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-8900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (40600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO FAIR (57400 KNOT-FT)  
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO GOOD (72700  
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (106000  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO  
FAIR (55300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 31 10 5 6 5 3 2 10 16 25 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............61 63 66 69 75 78 81 83 86 86 86 88  
RH..............81 75 70 66 56 52 47 44 40 39 39 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 24 24 24  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.9 4.1 4.8 7.6 8.9 7.1 3.7  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD VGD VGD VGD FR  
 
 
FORECASTER...VIPOND  
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK TATE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614541.0/ABR  
.DELDT 05/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PATRICK.TATE@STATE.SD.US  
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