FNUS73 KFSD 091200 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR 5 MILE CORNER S...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 700 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA LATER THIS MORNING...AND INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT IN SOUTH DAKOTA. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE AREA SATURDAY... BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. THEN A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE AREA MONDAY...PRECEDED BY A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....16 20 24 28 31 34 36 38 40 41 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 39 43 47 51 55 58 60 62 64 63 61 RH..............61 54 49 45 41 38 36 35 32 29 30 32 DEWPOINT........23 24 25 27 28 30 31 32 32 31 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SSW SW WSW W WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 15 18 21 21 20 17 15 13 12 13 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 25 25 20 15 15 15 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD EX EX EX EX EX GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.4 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 4.8 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SSW SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.13 17 21 23 25 26 26 25 23 21 20 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....42 38 33 34 47 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 53 49 45 41 37 RH..............36 43 50 55 65 79 DEWPOINT........31 31 31 30 30 31 20 FT WIND......NW 15 NW 14 NW 13 NW 13 NW 10 NNW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 600 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..WNW 17 WNW 15 NW 14 NW 14 NW 13 NNW 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.5MILE.01/FSD