FNUS73 KFSD 141213 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING RUN MCBREEN WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 713 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING AS WINDS TRASITION TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A BATCH OF STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS WILL WORK SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG AND EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY PRODUCING CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH MID- DAY. AS WINDS SWITCH AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST...THESE CLOUDS WILL SHIFT OFF TO THE EAST GIVING WAY TO PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL NOT HAVE A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...SO EXPECT ONLY SPOTTY SHOWERS WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. BEST CHANCES FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION APPEAR TO BE ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA. EXTREMELY DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...HOWEVER WITH MEAGER MOISTURE RETURN AND INCREASING WINDS...THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP (F)........42 44 49 53 56 59 62 64 65 66 66 RH (%)..........70 67 57 50 44 41 38 35 34 33 33 DEWPOINT (F)....33 34 34 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 36 20 FT WIND DIR..NNW NNW NW NW NW WNW W W W W WSW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 13 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 15 10 DISPERSAL INDEX.PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD FR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.4 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW NNW NW NW WNW W W W W WSW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.18 13 12 12 13 15 16 16 15 13 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP (F)........66 61 55 53 52 50 RH (%)..........33 39 52 58 65 72 DEWPOINT (F)....36 36 37 38 40 41 20 FT WIND......SSW 8 S 7 S 8 S 9 S 10 SSE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 DISPERSAL INDEX.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 7 S 9 S 12 S 13 SSE 14 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY.............MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TEMP (F)........49 56 65 69 RH (%)..........78 63 49 44 DEWPOINT (F)....42 44 45 47 20 FT WIND......SSE 13G15 S 18G30 S 17G25 S 15G20 DISPERSAL INDEX.POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30 50 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 1700 1600 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 15 S 23 S 21 SW 14 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JM REQUESTED BY...CHAD LORETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090514.SPRIN.01/FSD