FNUS73 KFSD 022314 FWSFSD SPOT FORECAST FOR PAYNE WPA...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 614 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TOWARD SUNSET AS DIURNAL MIXING DIES DOWN AND HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH STILL POSSIBLE AROUND 7 PM...BUT EXPECT WIND SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS BY 8 PM WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BY LATE EVENING. BEYOND TONIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL PROVIDE DRY AND SEASONABLE CONDITIONS AGAIN ON TUESDAY...WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 BECOMING SOUTH AT 5 TO 15 IN AREAS FARTHER TO THE WEST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH RAIN BECOMING LIKELY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR % SKY COVER.....11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 3 3 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 47 44 41 39 36 33 31 30 30 29 28 RH..............35 38 45 53 58 64 69 75 75 72 75 78 DEWPOINT........22 23 24 25 25 25 24 24 23 22 22 22 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NNE ENE E ESE ESE SE SE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 9 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 SMOKE DISPERSAL.EX GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT)...6.7 4.5 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.NNW N N N NNE E E ESE ESE SE SE SSE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 10 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR % SKY COVER.....2 5 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 43 52 57 RH..............75 45 33 29 DEWPOINT........23 23 24 25 20 FT WIND......SSE 1 S 6 S 3G5 S 6 SMOKE DISPERSAL.POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (FT)....300 3000 5400 6200 TRANSPORT WIND..SSE 1 S 7 S 7 SSW 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JH REQUESTED BY...KYLE KELSEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110502.PAYNE.01/FSD