FNUS73 KFSD 281157 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR STORDEN W...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 657 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION....A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THIS AREA TODAY...BRINGING THE WINDS AROUND TO AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST DIRECTION IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST...WIND SPEEDS SHOULD NOT GET TOO STRONG...BUT MIXING POTENTIAL WILL BE GOOD TODAY...AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 30S. WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY BE A WET AND UNSETTLED DAY WITH RAINY CONDITIONS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR PC PC MCR MCR MCR WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP (F)........35 39 44 46 48 51 53 55 57 59 59 RH (%)..........80 72 62 59 54 48 43 40 37 34 34 DEWPOINT (F)....29 30 32 33 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..ENE ENE E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 DISPERSAL INDEX.PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.1 2.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE TRANSP WIND SPD.7 12 16 21 21 20 18 20 21 22 23 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 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..... SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP (F)........58 55 51 49 47 46 RH (%)..........36 41 52 61 68 71 DEWPOINT (F)....31 32 34 36 37 37 20 FT WIND......ESE 14 ESE 12 ESE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 DISPERSAL INDEX.EXCEL GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 50 50 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY.............MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP (F)........45 47 52 54 RH (%)..........73 74 69 68 DEWPOINT (F)....37 39 42 44 20 FT WIND......ESE 10G15 ESE 16G25 ESE 18G30 ESE 17G25 DISPERSAL INDEX.POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 70 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 1300 1500 TRANSPORT WIND..ESE 12 ESE 25 ESE 33 ESE 32 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MJF REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090428.STORD.01/FSD