FNUS73 KFSD 081153 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR SIOUX FORKS W SUMMER BURN...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 653 AM CDT THU JUL 8 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA RESULTING IN LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CREATE SOME TOWERING CUMULUS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY CREAT SOME ERRATIC AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE NEAR SEASONAL NORMS IN THE LOWER 80S. VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....28 26 24 22 20 18 16 22 27 33 31 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 64 68 72 74 76 77 79 80 80 81 80 RH..............87 81 73 66 59 56 52 47 45 44 42 44 DEWPOINT........57 58 59 60 59 59 58 57 57 56 56 56 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NNW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....27 20 14 11 12 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............79 71 64 62 60 59 RH..............45 62 78 81 87 90 DEWPOINT........56 57 57 56 56 56 20 FT WIND......NW 10 W 6 W 3 W 3 W 3 WSW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 5 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY % SKY COVER.....14 27 40 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 75 81 84 RH..............84 58 46 41 DEWPOINT........56 59 58 58 20 FT WIND......WSW 3G5 WSW 8G10 W 9G10 W 10G15 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR POOR GOOD EXCEL CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...BT REQUESTED BY...ERIC EARHART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100708.SIOUX.01/FSD