FNUS73 KFSD 171154 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR TOUCH THE SKY PRAIRIE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 654 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST FROM THE NORTH. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE FAIRLY MIXY THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKED OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. MIXING WILL DRAW DRIER AIR DOWN FROM ALOFT CAUSING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO NEAR 30 PERCENT IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. RELATIVELY LIGHT EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO TOMORROW BEFORE BREEZIER CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. 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 PC PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....46 47 48 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............48 52 57 61 64 66 68 70 72 72 73 72 RH..............76 69 58 49 44 38 34 32 29 28 28 30 DEWPOINT........41 42 42 42 42 40 39 39 38 38 38 39 20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NNE NNE NNE NE E ESE ESE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR FR GD GD EX EX GD GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 1.0 1.4 2.6 3.9 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNE NNE NE ENE ENE E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 12 14 15 17 17 16 14 12 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....50 47 41 35 29 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 63 57 53 50 48 RH..............33 46 59 65 70 76 DEWPOINT........40 42 43 42 41 41 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 5 E 3 ESE 3 ESE 2 SE 0 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..ENE 9 E 6 E 3 ESE 3 ESE 2 SE 1 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100517.TOUCH.01/FSD