FNUS73 KFSD 261147 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KNUTDSON PRAIRIE...IDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 647 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UNSEASONABLY COOL AND MOIST WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH NEAR SIOUX RAPIDS AROUND BETWEEN 8 AM AND 10 AM CDT. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO ONLY RISE A FEW DEGREES...INTO THE MID 60S...AND DEW POINTS TO REMAIN IN THE MID 50S. THIS WILL MEAN A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 65 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS MAY ALSO OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. TONIGHT WILL SEE LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 90 PERCENT. THE CLOUDS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE LOWER 60S. WITH LOW CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN REMAIN ABOVE 65 PERCENT. SKIES WILL CLEAR ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEAVING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON THURSDAY. WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW. THE WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............60 61 63 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 66 65 RH..............90 90 87 84 81 78 73 70 68 68 65 65 DEWPOINT........57 58 59 59 59 58 57 56 56 56 54 53 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE E NE N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 13 15 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NNE N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 12 13 14 15 17 18 20 22 23 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 60 57 55 54 53 RH..............67 72 80 86 90 89 DEWPOINT........51 51 51 51 51 50 20 FT WIND......N 16 N 16 NNW 16 NNW 15 NNW 14 NNW 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD GOOD GOOD FAIR FAIR FAIR CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 30 30 30 40 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 55 58 60 RH..............89 83 72 67 DEWPOINT........49 50 49 49 20 FT WIND......NNW 13G15 NNW 13G15 N 13G15 N 13G15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR GOOD GOOD GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 30 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1900 2600 2300 TRANSPORT WIND..NNW 21 N 22 N 20 N 20 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...JOHN MCCLEARY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090526.KNUTD.02/FSD