FNUS73 KFSD 171204 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD LAKE SOUTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 704 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE MAIN PLAYER WITH TODAYS WEATHER IS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE...WHICH WILL NUDGE EVER SO SLOWLY EASTWARD FROM NEAR I 29... TO JUST EAST OF I 29 THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PLACE THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS SQUARELY ON SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THEREFORE THE WINDS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON...LIKELY FAVORING A NORTHEAST DIRECTION EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN NORTH OR NORTH TO NORTHWEST IN THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. LATE THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL PROBABLY FAVOR EAST TO NORTHEAST AT AROUND 7 MPH. THE AIR ONCE AGAIN IS VERY DRY...SO I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THOSE MIXING WIND GUSTS UP TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY AROUND 2 PM...BUT THOSE SHOULD BE FAIRLY INFREQUENT BECAUSE THE WINDS OFF THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON ARE ALSO LIGHT. THE WINDS OFF THE SURFACE AVERAGE ONLY 5 KNOTS TO ABOUT 3500 FEET...THEN 15 KNOTS FROM 4000 FEET TO 8000 FEET. SO IT IS THOSE 10 TO 15 KNOT WINDS WHICH MAY COME DOWN TO THE SURFACE SOMETIMES. WITH THE HIGH NOT MOVING...THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE LIGHT ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR % SKY COVER.....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............34 37 42 48 51 54 57 59 61 62 62 61 RH..............78 67 54 45 36 32 28 25 22 21 21 23 DEWPOINT........25 27 28 28 27 26 24 23 22 22 22 23 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE ENE NE NE NNE NNE NNW NNW NNW N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 7 7 6 5 2 2 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 8 8 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD FR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 2.8 3.5 4.0 4.4 4.9 5.4 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.N NNE NE ENE ENE NE NNE N N NNW NNW NNW TRANSP WIND SPD.6 10 15 17 15 10 7 8 9 10 9 8 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....0 3 5 8 9 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 51 44 41 39 37 RH..............27 37 53 62 70 75 DEWPOINT........24 26 28 29 30 30 20 FT WIND......N 3 NW 2 WNW 1 W 2 W 3 WNW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .SUNDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....11 21 30 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 48 59 65 RH..............82 54 30 24 DEWPOINT........30 32 28 27 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 NE 2 N 3G5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR FAIR $$ FORECASTER...RYRHOLM REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100417.COTTO.01/FSD