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Spot Forecast for Rassmussen...US Fish and Wildlife Service
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
512 AM CDT Sat May 24 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on May 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...East to southeast breezes are expected across the
region today. Gusts are forecast to stay generally below 20 mph.
Afternoon humidity should bottom out between 45 and 50 percent by
peak heating. There`s just a slight chance (20%) of a shower this
afternoon into early evening, with the morning hours looking to
stay dry.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers late in the afternoon.
CWR.................4 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Chance of lightning.3 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    southeast 12 to 13 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......600-6000 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 6 to 9 mph shifting to the southeast 10 to
                    12 mph in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2900 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to fair (59800 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........76  73  70  70  71  71  71  72  72  73
Weather cov.....                                SCH SCH
Weather type....                                RW  RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  0   0   0   10  10  10  10  20  20
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............50  51  55  57  58  59  60  61  61  61
RH..............81  81  69  62  57  53  49  48  46  48
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E
20 FT wind spd..5   8   9   12  12  13  12  12  12  12
20 FT wind gust.9   13  15  17  18  21  20  20  20  18
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.9 2.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.7
Smoke Dispersal.PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers early in the evening.
CWR.................4 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    east around 6 mph in the late evening and
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......400-5200 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 6 to 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (42000 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (2200 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.

TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........74  75  72  68  65  67  69  71  68  66  63  63
Weather cov.....SCH
Weather type....RW
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).20  10  10  10  10  10  10  0   0   0   0   0
Chc of ltng (%).0   10  10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............61  62  59  54  52  51  49  49  47  46  46  45
RH..............46  44  51  61  69  68  74  74  79  78  81  80
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  E   E
20 FT wind spd..12  9   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT wind gust.16  14  12  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Mix hgt (kft)...5.2 3.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Smoke Dispersal.FR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
CWR.................2 percent.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of lightning.2 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 6 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......400-7200 ft agl.
Transport winds.....East 6 to 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1800 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to fair (57700 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........63  62  56  50  44  48  51  55  53  51  49  51
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Chc of ltng (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............44  46  49  54  59  61  63  64  64  65  65  66
RH..............81  78  77  64  51  46  43  38  36  35  35  35
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT wind spd..6   7   7   8   9   10  12  12  12  12  12  12
20 FT wind gust.10  12  12  13  14  16  17  18  18  18  18  17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.8 5.0 6.4 6.5 7.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.7
Smoke Dispersal.PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR  FR

$$
Forecaster...TMT
Requested by...Kathryn Sebes
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2514595.0/ABR
.DELDT 05/24/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kathryn_sebes@fws.gov