FNUS73 KFSD 141409 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR TOUCH THE SKY PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 909 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS GENERALLY 15 GUST TO 25 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. BIGGEST QUESTION TODAY IS HOW MUCH DRY AIR WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE...WHICH OF COURSE WOULD IMPACT RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH LEFT OVER MOISTURE FROM RECENT RAINS THAT COULD KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY A BIT HIGHER THAN CURRENT FORECAST. OTHERWISE...FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........29 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.....3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 44 50 54 57 60 62 64 66 66 67 67 RH..............96 80 74 61 51 44 38 34 30 29 29 29 DEWPOINT........36 38 42 41 39 38 36 35 34 33 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR..W W WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 13 14 15 17 18 17 15 13 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 25 25 25 25 20 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD EX EX EX EX GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 2.2 3.2 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW WNW TRANSP WIND SPD.10 15 18 21 22 22 22 20 17 15 14 12 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY % SKY COVER.....5 5 6 9 18 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 58 51 49 46 44 RH..............33 45 63 71 79 89 DEWPOINT........36 37 39 40 40 41 20 FT WIND......WNW 9 SW 6 SSW 3 SSW 3 S 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....5300 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..WNW 10 SW 7 SSW 5 SSW 3 S 5 S 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LIEBL REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100514.TOUCH.01/FSD