FNUS73 KFSD 041200 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KIMBALL...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 700 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOSEN ITS HOLD ON THE REGION TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE PUSHES OUT OF THE ROCKIES. OUT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP WITH WINDS PICKING UP THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA BY AFTERNOON...THEN PUSHING EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. IN SPITE OF THIS INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL STILL BE IN THE LOWER 30S OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........30 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 MC WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP (F)........41 46 53 60 63 65 67 69 71 71 70 RH (%)..........68 60 50 43 38 36 34 32 30 30 33 DEWPOINT (F)....31 33 35 37 37 38 38 38 38 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E ESE SE SSE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 DISPERSAL INDEX.PR PR PR PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 2.3 3.8 5.3 6.6 8.0 9.3 6.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.ENE E ESE SE SSE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 12 13 13 13 13 14 16 17 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP (F)........69 62 55 54 54 52 RH (%)..........35 48 66 71 75 83 DEWPOINT (F)....40 42 44 45 46 47 20 FT WIND......S 15 S 15 S 14 S 14 S 13 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 15 DISPERSAL INDEX.EXCEL FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 30 30 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 1400 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 21 S 21 S 16 S 16 S 15 S 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TEMP (F)........52 57 64 69 RH (%)..........82 70 58 51 DEWPOINT (F)....47 47 49 50 20 FT WIND......S 13G15 SSW 13G15 SSW 14G20 SSW 14G20 DISPERSAL INDEX.POOR POOR GOOD EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 20 30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 3500 5100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 SSW 18 SSW 22 S 23 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JM REQUESTED BY...BLAKE KNISLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.KIMBA.01/FSD