FNUS73 KFSD 281301 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR BROOKINGS HFR09...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 801 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AS A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THIS AREA...THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST. AN EAST WIND CURRENTLY WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO SOUTHEAST BY 9 AM AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THESE WINDS SPEEDS WILL HANG ON INTO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS UNSETTLED WEATHER MOVES INTO THE REGION. A FEW DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL GIVE GOOD CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS IN THE FORM OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH WEDNESDAY LIKELY BEING A DAMP DAY MOST LOCATIONS. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LINGERING LIGHT PRECIPITATION CHANCES ONLY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY. FRIDAY COULD SEE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I 90...BUT THOSE CHANCES ARE PRETTY QUESTIONABLE. LIGHT SHOWERS OR NO...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE SEASONABLY COOL. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP (F)........36 41 43 46 48 51 53 55 57 57 RH (%)..........82 70 67 60 54 48 44 41 38 40 DEWPOINT (F)....31 32 33 33 32 32 32 32 32 33 20 FT WIND DIR..E ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 15 16 16 16 17 16 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 DISPERSAL INDEX.PR PR FR GD GD GD EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.9 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E ESE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 17 22 23 22 21 22 22 23 24 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP (F)........56 54 50 48 47 46 RH (%)..........43 46 56 60 63 68 DEWPOINT (F)....34 34 35 35 35 36 20 FT WIND......SE 15 SE 14 SE 13 SE 13 SE 14 ESE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 DISPERSAL INDEX.EXCEL GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 20 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 3000 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 24 SE 21 SE 15 SE 14 SE 15 ESE 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD LIKELY LIKELY SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP (F)........45 48 52 55 RH (%)..........73 74 74 66 DEWPOINT (F)....37 40 44 44 20 FT WIND......ESE 14G20 ESE 18G30 ESE 21G30 SE 22G30 $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...CHARLES FROHME TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.BROOK.01/FSD