FNUS73 KFSD 181436 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR BURKHARDT WMA...IDNR-PRAIRIE LAKES UNIT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 936 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TO THE EAST TODAY...WITH MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. WITH THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW...TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 80S OVER NORTHWESTERN IOWA. ALONG WITH THE WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS...RH VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. ON TUESDAY...STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL KICK UP SOUTHERLY WINDS WINDS EVEN MORE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 80S. WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SITTING ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY...COULD SEE AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY.............PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP (F)........59 63 68 73 76 79 80 81 81 RH (%)..........52 50 43 38 34 31 30 28 29 DEWPOINT (F)....42 44 45 46 46 46 46 45 46 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW 20 FT WIND SPD..22 24 24 23 22 22 21 21 21 20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 DISPERSAL INDEX.FR GD GD GD GD GD EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.8 4.3 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW TRANSP WIND SPD.26 36 32 28 23 22 22 23 26 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY.............MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP (F)........81 77 67 62 59 57 RH (%)..........30 37 56 62 62 64 DEWPOINT (F)....47 49 51 49 46 45 20 FT WIND......SSW 21 SSW 20 S 15 S 13 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 20 15 15 15 DISPERSAL INDEX.EXCEL GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4100 2900 600 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SSW 29 SSW 28 S 17 S 15 S 14 S 14 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY.............PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM NONE TEMP (F)........56 64 77 83 RH (%)..........64 52 39 33 DEWPOINT (F)....44 46 50 51 20 FT WIND......S 12G15 S 15G20 S 18G30 S 22G30 DISPERSAL INDEX.POOR POOR GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 1700 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 17 S 25 S 31 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...JM REQUESTED BY...TJ HERRICK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090518.BURKH.01/FSD