FNUS73 KFSD 221150 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR MCBREEN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 650 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 70S WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S ON THURSDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE BOTH DAYS. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA WILL TRANSITION TO SOUTH AND INCREASE TO A STEADY 10 MPH BY SUNSET. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ON THURSDAY. COOLER AIR ALONG WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP (F)........40 44 47 51 54 58 61 63 65 67 66 RH (%)..........73 64 56 48 43 38 33 31 29 28 29 DEWPOINT (F)....32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 20 FT WIND DIR..WNW NW NW NNW NW NW WNW W SSW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSAL INDEX.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 2.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NNW NNE NE NNE N NNW NW W W WSW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 13 14 13 12 10 8 6 6 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP (F)........66 63 58 55 52 51 RH (%)..........30 35 45 53 61 67 DEWPOINT (F)....34 35 37 38 39 40 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 13 SSE 13 SSE 17 SSE 21 S 20 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 25 30 30 DISPERSAL INDEX.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SSW 10 S 14 SSE 15 SSE 21 S 24 S 23 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP (F)........49 59 72 79 RH (%)..........73 62 46 37 DEWPOINT (F)....41 46 50 51 20 FT WIND......S 18G25 SSW 21G30 SSW 29G40 SSW 28G35 DISPERSAL INDEX.POOR POOR GOOD EXCEL $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...CHAD LORETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.MCBRE.01/FSD