097
FNUS73 KABR 271301
FWSABR
SPOT FORECAST FOR ARTICHOKE LAKE NW...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
801 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWER OR TWO
LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA,
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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.6 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 9
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 9
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (45800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO FAIR (47700 KNOT-FT)
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........28 24 20 2 5 15 26 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
TEMP............82 84 84 86 89 89 90 91
RH..............58 54 49 45 40 37 35 34
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E SE NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 7 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 10 12 12 13 13 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.1 3.6 5.1 6.5 7.1 6.2 6.0
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.8 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........15 18 19 25 27 24 16 20 17 16 14 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF LTNG (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............89 88 86 79 75 71 70 67 64 63 62 61
RH..............35 38 42 52 58 64 61 63 67 67 65 65
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 17 18 20 21 23 22 22 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 2.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (44700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO FAIR (58500 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO GOOD
(85000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO VERY GOOD (104000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO FAIR (54300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 26 27 17 8 4 3 2 1 2 4 6
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 61 63 67 73 78 82 84 88 89 90 90
RH..............67 62 65 61 53 47 44 43 38 34 32 32
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.6 3.4 4.5 6.1 7.4 7.1 3.9
SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD VGD GD FR
FORECASTER...VIPOND
REQUESTED BY...MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614545.0/ABR
.DELDT 05/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PHIL_MILLETTE@FWS.GOV
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