FNUS73 KFSD 211537 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR BROKEN KETTLE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1037 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL HANG TOUGH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY DUE TO A FRONT ALOFT MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THIS AREA. BUT OVERALL FOR YOUR AREA...WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT A GOOD DAY FOR BURNING. WINDS WILL BE STEADY STATE FROM THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH TO NORTHWEST WITH NO WIND SHIFTS...AND SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD MAINLY RANGE FROM ABOUT 9 TO 14 MPH. THERE COULD BE A SPRINKLE THROUGH MIDDAY...BUT IT IS VERY DOUBTFUL ANY RAINFALL WOULD BE MORE THEN A TRACE. CERTAINLY NO WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL. ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BE A BIT LIGHTER AND MORE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AS A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES RIGHT ACROSS THIS AREA...CAUSING A WIND SHIFT IN THE LATE MORNING. BUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS SHOULD SETTLE INTO A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW TEMP (F)........48 51 54 57 59 61 63 65 RH (%)..........51 46 41 35 33 31 30 28 DEWPOINT (F)....31 31 31 30 30 30 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..WNW WNW NW NW NW NW WNW WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 7 9 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.7 11 12 13 15 14 14 13 DISPERSAL INDEX.PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 2.1 3.4 4.7 5.5 6.4 7.2 6.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP (F)........64 58 52 48 45 43 RH (%)..........30 39 49 58 65 73 DEWPOINT (F)....32 33 34 34 34 35 20 FT WIND......WNW 9 WNW 7 W 3 W 5 W 5 WSW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 DISPERSAL INDEX.EXCEL GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP (F)........41 50 64 72 RH (%)..........79 58 38 33 DEWPOINT (F)....35 36 38 41 20 FT WIND......NNW 2 ENE 5 SSE 5 S 7 DISPERSAL INDEX.POOR POOR POOR FAIR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 3000 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..NNW 2 ENE 7 S 5 SW 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MJF REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MOATS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.BROKE.02/FSD