FNUS73 KFSD 151246 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR REITER WILDLIFE AREA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 746 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WHILE SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES...AND HIGH PRESSURE SITUATED THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST EASTWARD...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE NOTICEABLY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 10 AM AS WINDS ALOFT BEGIN TO MIX DOWN...AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...VERY DRY RH VALUES WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE IOWA GREAT LAKES AREA SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE STORM LAKE IOWA AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE AREAS WILL SEE THE COMBINATION OF SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 MPH... COUPLED WITH HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP (F)........38 44 49 53 58 62 66 67 67 67 RH (%)..........54 44 38 33 28 24 21 20 20 20 DEWPOINT (F)....23 24 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 25 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 7 13 16 18 20 21 21 21 21 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 DISPERSAL INDEX.PR PR PR GD GD EX EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 1.9 3.1 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 3.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE TRANSP WIND SPD.12 17 22 24 24 23 23 24 25 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP (F)........65 59 51 48 47 45 RH (%)..........23 30 46 56 61 68 DEWPOINT (F)....26 28 31 33 34 35 20 FT WIND......SE 21 SE 18 SE 15 SE 15 SE 14 SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 25 20 20 20 DISPERSAL INDEX.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP (F)........43 49 59 64 RH (%)..........74 61 45 41 DEWPOINT (F)....35 36 38 40 20 FT WIND......SE 14G20 SSE 17G25 SSE 22G30 SSE 21G30 DISPERSAL INDEX.POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 2300 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 16 SSE 24 SSE 28 S 22 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CHAPMAN REQUESTED BY...TJ HERRICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090415.REITE.01/FSD