FNUS73 KFSD 041206 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR SKUNK CREEK N...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 706 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.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP (F)........42 48 55 61 64 66 67 69 70 70 70 RH (%)..........65 58 48 41 37 34 34 32 31 31 32 DEWPOINT (F)....32 34 35 37 37 37 38 38 38 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR..E E ESE SE SSE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 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 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.3 3.7 5.0 6.2 7.4 8.6 6.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E ESE SE SSE S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 13 15 15 14 14 15 17 18 21 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........91 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 TSTORM RNSHWR TEMP (F)........68 62 53 52 52 51 RH (%)..........36 48 71 76 79 86 DEWPOINT (F)....40 42 44 45 46 47 20 FT WIND......S 16 S 15 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 20 DISPERSAL INDEX.EXCEL FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TEMP (F)........50 55 62 68 RH (%)..........91 75 61 51 DEWPOINT (F)....47 47 48 49 20 FT WIND......S 14G20 SSW 13G15 SSW 14G20 SSW 14G20 DISPERSAL INDEX.POOR POOR GOOD EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 30 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 2600 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 SSW 17 SSW 21 S 24 HAINES INDEX....3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JH REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090504.SKUNK.01/FSD