FNUS73 KFSD 151355 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR GREAT BEND 29 PB...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 855 AM CDT SAT MAY 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE EAST THROUGH THE DAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THEN TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 20 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STEADY AROUND 70 DEGREES AS CLOUDS MOVE DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS THE TEMPERATURES RISE AND WINDS INCREASE...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AS MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE TO AROUND 5000 FEET. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......MCR PC MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC % SKY COVER.....23 27 9 15 20 27 34 44 54 62 66 68 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 50 57 63 65 67 68 69 71 71 71 71 RH..............76 75 61 50 44 38 33 31 29 29 29 30 DEWPOINT........36 42 44 44 43 40 38 37 37 37 37 38 20 FT WIND DIR..WNW NNE E SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 6 8 10 12 12 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 16 16 17 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.3 3.8 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SSE SE SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.1 2 5 6 8 10 13 13 12 10 9 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....68 67 67 67 70 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 63 57 54 52 50 RH..............33 48 64 74 80 86 DEWPOINT........39 43 45 46 46 46 20 FT WIND......ESE 5 ESE 3 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 ESE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR .SUNDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY % SKY COVER.....76 70 64 61 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 57 63 66 RH..............89 69 50 43 DEWPOINT........46 47 44 43 20 FT WIND......ESE 6 ESE 12G15 ESE 13G20 E 14G20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR GOOD EXCEL $$ FORECASTER...SCHUMACHER REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100515.GREAT.01/FSD