FNUS73 KFSD 121302 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR KETTLESON...IOWA DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 802 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...BECOMING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER 9 PM...THEN WILL FLIP AROUND TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT. SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DIP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND STAY ABOVE 50 PERCENT WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES SETTLING INTO THE AREA. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC % SKY COVER.....1 2 4 5 13 22 30 31 32 32 33 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............33 37 41 47 54 60 63 65 66 66 66 65 RH..............92 79 65 51 40 32 30 29 29 32 33 37 DEWPOINT........31 31 30 30 30 30 31 32 33 35 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..S SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 16 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 SMOKE DISPERSAL.PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD EX EX GD GD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.7 2.4 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.2 3.9 TRANSP WIND DIR.SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW SSW S TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 13 16 17 18 18 20 20 20 18 17 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....36 55 70 81 87 93 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 55 49 48 47 46 RH..............41 55 66 71 74 79 DEWPOINT........39 39 38 39 39 40 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 9 S 8 SSW 9 W 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 SMOKE DISPERSAL.GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 S 10 S 9 SSW 10 W 9 NW 8 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 6 5 .WEDNESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY % SKY COVER.....99 95 92 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 49 51 51 RH..............83 71 68 56 DEWPOINT........41 40 41 36 20 FT WIND......N 10 NNE 16G25 NNE 17G25 NNE 18G30 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...LAFLIN REQUESTED BY...RORY MARTINSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.KETTL.01/FSD