FNUS73 KFSD 211245 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR ETTRICH WMA...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 745 AM CDT WED APR 21 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL SHIFT THE WINDS FROM WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH TO NORTHEAST. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....37 34 31 28 26 24 22 21 25 30 33 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............40 44 50 56 60 63 65 67 69 70 69 68 RH..............74 66 57 47 46 43 38 36 32 29 30 28 DEWPOINT........38 38 39 39 40 40 39 39 38 36 36 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NNW N N N N N N NNE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR FR FR GD GD GD FR FR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.5 3.5 4.2 4.8 5.5 3.7 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NNW NNW NNW N N TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 12 12 10 9 10 12 12 10 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....37 34 26 18 15 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 57 50 47 45 44 RH..............29 43 58 68 73 76 DEWPOINT........33 35 36 37 37 37 20 FT WIND......NNE 7 NE 6 ENE 6 ENE 6 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST. SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY % SKY COVER.....15 16 21 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 56 67 70 RH..............73 49 33 30 DEWPOINT........37 37 37 37 20 FT WIND......E 5 ESE 7 SE 9G10 SE 9G10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR POOR FAIR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 5000 6500 TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 ESE 9 E 1 SSE 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...MG REQUESTED BY...STEVEN WOODRUFF TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100421.ETTRI.01/FSD