Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
882 FNUS73 KABR 081851 FWSABR Spot Forecast for Bob Hodgins GPA RX...State of South Dakota National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 151 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1400 CDT on May 08. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...Expect east to northeast winds to continue today, although speeds at/near the burn site have been a bit higher than originally forecast, with gusts around 25-28mph at times noted in Watertown and surrounding observations. Still anticipate scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop over eastern South Dakota over the next couple hours. Hard to say if one of these will move directly over the burn site, but if they do, expect potential for gusty/erratic winds. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Slight chance of thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Chance of showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. CWR.................15 percent increasing to 32 percent late in the afternoon. Chance of pcpn......50 percent. LAL.................2 until 1600, then 3. Max temperature.....Around 65. Min humidity........41 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 18 to 22 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3600-4900 ft agl. Transport winds.....East 21 to 23 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good (71700 knot-ft). Haines Index........4 (low). TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........59 67 76 78 Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC Weather type....RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........SCH SCH CHC CHC Chc of pcpn (%).30 40 50 50 Temp............61 61 62 62 RH..............53 53 54 56 20 FT wind dir..E E E E 20 FT wind spd..21 21 22 18 20 FT wind gust.28 29 29 28 Mix hgt (kft)...4.9 4.7 4.1 3.6 Smoke Dispersal.GD GD GD GD $$ Forecaster...TMT Requested by...Owen McElroy Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413427.2/ABR .DELDT 05/08/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL owen.mcelroy@state.sd.us