FNUS73 KFSD 031205 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD LAKE S...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 705 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS PRETTY WELL DUE WEST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...BUT COULD BE SOME SLIGHT SOUTHERLY DOWN SLOPE COMPONENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE...BUT THAT SHOULD MAINLY BE EARLY THIS MORNING. MAY SEE MORE SUNSHINE THAN FORECAST SHOWS...AS A CLOUD DECK MAY STAY JUST NORTH OF THIS SPOT FORECAST. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE MUCH IF ANY IMPACT ON THE REST OF THE FORECAST PARAMETERS. WINDS TO TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY MID EVENING. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....65 66 67 68 65 61 58 61 63 65 63 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............39 43 49 50 54 55 56 58 59 60 60 62 RH..............76 71 63 61 50 44 41 38 37 37 36 32 DEWPOINT........32 33 37 37 36 34 32 32 33 34 33 32 20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW WSW W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 14 17 18 18 18 20 21 20 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 19 23 27 30 30 32 31 30 28 25 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR GD EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 2.0 3.4 4.8 5.9 6.9 7.9 8.1 8.3 8.4 7.6 6.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.18 23 25 28 29 29 29 30 31 32 33 33 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....57 40 32 32 32 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 58 53 51 48 47 RH..............32 40 52 58 63 67 DEWPOINT........31 34 36 36 36 36 20 FT WIND......W 16 SW 7 SSW 5 S 9 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 10 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EXCEL FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....6000 2200 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 30 SW 13 SSW 5 S 10 S 12 S 13 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...LIEBL REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100503.COTTO.01/FSD